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The battle between those who send unsolicited e-mail advertisements, commonly known as spam, and those blocking them has become an arms race. On one side are hordes of spammers finding ways to penetrate consumers’ inboxes. On the losing side are Internet providers with industrial-strength spam-blocking software, organizations that blacklist spammers, and consumers armed with retail Continue Reading
Consumers Union Press Releases
Consumers Union hailed the adoption earlier of three sets of standards regarding safety of genetically modified (GM) food by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the UN food standards agency which is meeting in Rome this week. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2003 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Halloran Director of Consumer Policy Institute Consumers Union, Continue Reading
More than one child a week dies after being backed over by a large vehicle June 26, 2003 NHTSA LEGISLATION INCLUDES IMPORTANT SAFETY PROVISIONS ADDRESSING VEHICLE BACKOVERS WASHINGTON, DC — Consumers Union commends the Senate Commerce Committee for including life-saving safety provisions in the NHTSA reauthorization legislation approved today. The bill now has vital provisions Continue Reading
A California Assembly cmmittee will hold a hearing which would ban the sale of hazardous dietary supplements containing ephedra. Tuesday, June 24, 2003 CALIFORNIA EPHEDRA BAN FACES CRITICAL VOTE IN ASSEMBLY ON JULY 1 Consumers Union Urges Lawmakers to Support SB 582 (Speier) SACRAMENTO, CA – A proposed California ban on the sale of dietary Continue Reading
CU believes that the bill is blatantly unfair to consumers Thursday, June 11, 2003 Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, issued the following statement today criticizing passage of H.R. 1115, the “Class Action Fairness Act” by the U.S. House of Representatives. “Despite its name, we believe that the bill is blatantly unfair to Continue Reading
The Bush Administration’s challenge in the WTO is a challenge to every consumer’s basic right to know and to be assured of safety TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2003 CONSUMERS UNION CRITICIZES BUSH WTO CHALLENGE ON BIOENGINEERED FOOD WASHINGTON, DC–Consumers Union, the independent, nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, today challenged as “anti-consumer” the Bush Administration’s decision to Continue Reading
The report underlines the critical need for the FDA to establish safety and labeling regulations in the fast-moving field of genetically engineered animals. August 20, 2002 Consumers Union Says National Academy of Sciences Report Underlines the Need for Labeling and Safety Tests of Genetically Engineered Animals YONKERS, NY–Consumers Union (CU) states that a new National Continue Reading
HB 3125 imposes penalties on companies that produce faulty products but do not disclose the harms to the public. MARCH 21, 2001 Contact: Reggie James – 512-477-4431 Consumers Union Southwest Office HB 3125 targets corporate concealment of hidden product dangers HB 3125 (Rep. Bosse) imposes penalties on companies that produce faulty products but do not Continue Reading
Children’s exposure to Diazinon is a major concern. Tuesday, December 5, 2000 CONSUMERS UNION PRAISES EPA PHASEOUT OF THE PESTICIDE DIAZINON Hopes New Administration Will Continue Rigorous Examination of Pesticides WASHINGTON – Consumers Union (CU) today called the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s decision to phase out non-agricultural uses of the pesticide diazinon an important move Continue Reading
Groups demanding the delay in the Bt corn re-registrations pointed to a study showing a potential risk to farm and mill workers October 20, 2000 Contact: Michael Hansen, CU, 914-378-2455 Consumer and Environmental Groups Demand EPA Delay Re-Registration of All Genetically Engineered Bt Corn Crops Cite Failure to Conduct Critical Health Test Washington, DC Continue Reading
Children’s exposure is a major concern with Diazinon July 17, 2000 CONSUMERS UNION CALLS FOR PHASE OUT OF PESTICIDE Diazinon A Risk For Children and Wildlife WASHINGTON – Consumers Union (CU) called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to phase out all uses of the pesticide diazinon within four years. The recommendation came in the Continue Reading
Chlorpyrifos among pesticides causing excessive residues – EPA needs to act June 6, 2000 Contact: 202/462-6262 Consumers Union Washington, DC Office CONSUMERS UNION REPORT: PESTICIDE RESIDUES STILL TOO HIGH IN CHILDREN’S FOODS Chlorpyrifos Among Pesticides Causing Excessive Residues – EPA Needs To Act But Parents Can Feed Their Children A Healthy Diet – If They Continue Reading
CU applauded the EPA’s decision to eliminate virtually all uses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos that lead to exposures for children June 8, 2000 Contact: 202/462-6262 Consumers Union Washington, DC Office CONSUMERS UNION PRAISES EPA DECISION ON CHLORPYRIFOS New Measures Will Make Foods/Homes/Schools Safer, Especially For Children, But More Needs To Be Done WASHINGTON – Consumers Continue Reading
With an estimated 9,000 deaths and 81 million illnesses attributable to unsafe food in the United States each year, it is clear that current food safety policy needs immediate attention. Press Release August 20, 1998 Contact: Kathleen McShea, mcshka@consumer.org 202/462-6262 Consumer Union Washington, D. C. Office Consumers Union Praises Report on Food Safety WASHINGTON – Continue Reading
The power to recall tainted meat and poultry and to seek civil fines is essential. February 24, 1998 Contact: Patrick Dorton or Jennifer Frost (202) 224-3254 Consumer Reports Magazine Backs Harkin Food Safety Bill in Chicken Expose Magazine States Chicken-Related Illness Has Tripled WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that Consumer Reports magazine Continue Reading
Tougher chicken regulations sought February 23, 1998 Contact: Rana Arons Silver, 914-378-2000 Consumer Union Yonkers Office CONSUMER REPORTS FINDS 71 PERCENT OF STORE-BOUGHT CHICKEN CONTAINS HARMFUL BACTERIA Tougher chicken regulations sought YONKERS, NY – Microbiological tests of store-bought chickens, published in the March issue of Consumer Reports magazine, found Campylobacter, a rod-shaped bacterium and Continue Reading