Consumers Union

CR calls on the EPA to ban all organophosphate and carbamate pesticides on produce  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Under a proposed interim decision announced by the… The post Consumer Reports applaud...

https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/consumer-reports-applauds-epa-for-proposed-ban-of-acephate-a-harmful-organophosphate-pesticide-linked-to-serious-health-problems/

HARTFORD, CT — Consumer Reports and ConnPIRG announced their support for the inclusion of Right to Repair in Connecticut’s Senate Bill 3, an omnibus Consumer… The post Consumer Reports an...

https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/consumer-reports-and-connpirg-urge-the-connecticut-state-senate-to-advance-senate-bill-3-an-omnibus-consumer-protection-act/

Consumer Reports and WorkMoney call on credit bureaus to ensure reports are accurate and offer tips to consumers who find mistakes  YONKERS, NY — A… The post Almost half of participants in...

https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/almost-half-of-participants-in-credit-checkup-study-find-errors-on-credit-reports-more-than-a-quarter-find-serious-mistakes/

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Reports (CR) today praised a new rule that will require automatic emergency braking to come standard in all new cars and… The post Consumer Reports: Big win for ...

https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/consumer-reports-big-win-for-safer-roads-as-u-s-sets-new-rule-to-make-automatic-emergency-braking-standard-in-all-new-passenger-vehicles/

New USDA rule will help protect the public from foodborne illness outbreaks WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Reports applauded the USDA today for issuing a final… The post Consumer Reports prais...

https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/consumer-reports-praises-usda-for-declaring-salmonella-an-adulterant-at-low-levels-in-breaded-raw-chicken-products/

The retailers’ news comes as a U.S. senator calls for a federal investigation into Dreamland Baby and Nested Bean WASHINGTON, DC – Consumer Reports (CR)… The post Amazon and Target Will S...

https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/amazon-and-target-will-stop-sales-of-weighted-baby-sleep-sacks-and-weighted-baby-swaddles-due-to-safety-concerns/

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 in favor of restoring open internet rules and the agency’s Title II authority for broadband. This… The post Consumer R...

https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/consumer-reports-applauds-fcc-vote-to-restore-net-neutrality-rules/

Hartford, CT – The Connecticut state Senate advanced a broad artificial intelligence (AI) bill today. If the bill is passed by the Connecticut House of… The post Connecticut’s landmark Ar...

https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/connecticuts-landmark-artificial-intelligence-bill-clears-the-senate/

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On April 23, the California Assembly’s Committee on Environmental Safety & Toxic Materials voted to advance a bill to ban six harmful food dyes… The post California...

https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/california-bill-to-shield-school-children-from-harmful-food-dyes-clears-another-legislative-hurdle-in-assembly/

WASHINGTON, DC – Consumer Reports (CR), Grubhub, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and twenty-one other organizations sent joint letters today calling on the… The post Con...

https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/consumer-advocacy-food-delivery-public-safety-and-e-bike-industry-sectors-call-on-congress-to-set-a-safety-standard-for-lithium-ion-batteries-to-prevent-e-bike-fires/