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Questions and Answers About the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, "Check 21"
Check 21 is sweeping new federal law that takes away your ability to get back your original paper checks. Under this law, consumers will be more likely to bounce checks and may find themselves paying higher bank fees. The complicated new law gives you some rights, but those rights depend...
Consumers Union Research Team Shows: Organic Foods Really Do Have Less Pesticides
This paper is about the findings on the research about organic foods having less pesticides. Do organically-grown foods contain fewer residues of toxic crop pesticides than conventionally-grown foods do? The answer is an emphatic yes, according to a scientific study. Organic foods are grown without most synthetic chemical inputs used...
Check 21 Banking Law Goes Into Effect Starting October 28
The article describes a sweeping new banking law known as "Check 21" will go into effect beginning October 28, speeding up check processing and putting consumers at risk for more bounced checks and fees. The, consumers will discover that their bank account statements will come with fewer - or perhaps...
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Record number of toys being recalled in '08
Nearly 10 million toys and other products have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission between January and April -- a rate that, by year's end, could exceed 2007's record number of recalls by 70 percent. That's according to an analysis issued this month by Consumers...
Truth in advertising?
It's time for truth in advertising about how insurers recruit doctors into provider networks. Last October CIGNA, the health insurer, signed a settlement agreement with Andrew Cuomo, New York state's attorney general, about how CIGNA ranked doctors. Consumers Union and the American Medical Association were co-signatories to the settlement. ...
Watchdogs want FDA number in ads
ARGUING THAT most Americans don't know about the PDA's adverse events reporting program, Consumers Union said DTC ads should include a tollfree number that patients can use to report side effects to the FDA. The nonprofit presented the agency with a petition to that effeet including 56,000 signatures. Consumer...
EU/US : EU-US CONSUMERS WANT ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
Frustration has been vented by consumer groups about the Transatlantic Economic Council TEC not taking on board their concerns. "The TEC is focussing on removing barriers to free trade instead of improving the quality of living," said Rhoda Karpatkin, president emeritus of the US Consumers Union...
TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL : CONSUMER GROUPS SAY TEC NOT LISTENING.
Frustration has been vented by consumer groups about the Transatlantic Economic Council TEC not taking on board their concerns. "The TEC is focussing on removing barriers to free trade instead of improving the quality of living," said Rhoda Karpatkin, president emeritus of the US Consumers Union...
Consumer Reports Poll: Most Say TV Drug Ads Should Include Info on How to Report Side Effects
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Susan Herold, +1-202-462-6262, or Liz Foley, +1-914-378-2421, both of Consumers Union; or Kim Witczak of WoodyMatters, +1-612-877-0570 Most Americans Dont Know They Can Report Bad Reactions to FDASafety Program WASHINGTON, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A newConsumer Reportspoll shows that one in six Americans who...
Senate Ignores Help for Homeowners, Bankruptcy Change the Most Effective Solution
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Kathleen Day of the Center for Responsible Lending, +1-202-349-1871; or Mistique Cano of the Leadership Conference of CivilRights, +1-202-263-2882 Joint Statement from Civil Rights, Consumer, & Housing Groups WASHINGTON, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In responseto bankruptcy measures that would help more than half a...
WIRELESS CONSUMER PROTECTION
Statement of Chris Murray Senior Counsel Consumers Union Committee on House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet February 27, 2008 Chairman Markey, Ranking Member Stearns, Vice Chairman Doyle and esteemed members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify again before you...
With zest, activist Ditlow remains on lemon patrol.(News)(dialogue with Clarence Ditlow)(Interview)
Byline: Harry Stoffer Auto industry leaders have called Clarence Ditlow a lot of names. "Chevy man'' probably isn't one of them. For more than 30 years, Ditlow has been executive director of the Center for Auto Safety. His consumer group often criticizes General...
Remembering luminary leaders Stewart M. Lee and E. Scott Maynes.(EDITORIAL PRELUDE)
To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die. --Thomas Campbell The American Council on Consumer Interests ACCI lost two notable leaders last year--Stewart M. Lee and E. Scott Maynes--whose significant and unique contributions created a lasting...
More States Move to Require Hospitals to Screen Patients for MRSA
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Lisa McGiffert, +1-512-477-4431, ext 115, or MichaelMcCauley, +1-415-431-6747, ext 126, both of Consumers Union AUSTIN, Texas, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Concerns aboutthe rising incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMRSA infections have prompted lawmakers in a number of statesaround the country to push hospitals to take more...
Statement by SEIU, Consumers Union, USPIRG, Consumer Federation of America, and Consumer Action on the Cancellation of Consumer Testimony at the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Hearing
To: SOCIETY EDITORS Contact: Lynda Tran for SEIU, +1-202-907-1172,Lynda.Tran@seiu.org WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This morningscancellation of the panel presenting consumer testimony to the HouseFinancial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions andConsumer Credit is yet another example of the nations biggest banksand credit card issuers refusing to recognize the real...
Coalition of Consumer, Business, Union and Advocacy Groups Call for Increased Rx Affordability and Accessibility
To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Kristin Legere, +1-518-447-6723, or Bill Ferris, +1-518-447-6712, both of AARP A Final State Budget Must Include Prescription Drug Marketing andPurchasing Reform ALBANY, N.Y., March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Anunprecedented alliance that includes AARP, NYSUT, BALCONY, CSEA,PEF, Consumers Union, NYPIRG and the Center for Medical Consumerscalled on...
DTC REPORT: Update
Concentric Pharma Advertising is launching a consumer unit and has recruited former CCA Advertising executive director Mike Devlin to run it. Devlin becomes EVP1 managing director of the New York-based independent agency's consumer division, reporting to Concentric founding partners Ken Begasse Sr., Ken Begasse Jr. and Michael Sanzen. A...
Product Safety to Be Considered in the Senate Next Week; Groups Rebut False Charges
To: RETAILING EDITORS Contact: Jennifer Fuson of CU, +1-202-462-6262; Rachel Weintraubof CFA, +1-202-387-6121; Ed Mierzwinski of U.S. PIRG, +1-202-546-9707; David Arkush of PC, +1-202-550-0107; or Celia Wexler of UCS,+1-202-331-6952 WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer, publicinterest, safety, and scientific groups today condemned falsecharges from the office of Sen. Jim...
Consumer Reports Owner Cost Comparisons Reveal Some Cheaper Cars May Cost More to Own Than Higher-Priced Alternatives
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Rachel Zuckerman, +1-914-378-2417,rzuckerman@consumer.org, or Douglas Love, +1-914-378-2437,dlove@consumer.org, both of Consumers Union Annual April Auto issue introduces new owner-cost estimates tohelp consumers find good deals on their next car YONKERS, N.Y., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A cheaper carcan cost consumers more in the long run compared...
Campaign tries to clear up TV confusion
Amid reports of massive consumer confusion, government and television industry officials this week kick off a series of campaigns to prepare the public for one of the boldest technology conversions ever attempted: the federally mandated transition on Feb. 17, 2009, from analog broadcast TV to digital. The requirement...
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