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8 Puzzling Food Labels

forbes.com | Joel Kotkin | Posted 11.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Shopping, Health, Nutrition, Consumer Safety, Food, Grocery Store, Balanced Diet, Grocery Shopping, Consumption, Diet, Wellness, Food Labels, Living News

If you are like the typical hurried consumer, chances are you don't spend much time considering food labels. And sometimes it can be hard to understan...

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Ryan Grim

Under Wall Street Pressure, House Dems Punt On Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Consumer Financial Product Safety Commission, Wall Street Lobbying Consumer Products, Consumer Safety, Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, Transparency, Politics News

Intense lobbying pressure from Wall Street has slowed the progress of a major piece of financial regulatory reform legislation. Financial Services Com...

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Looking Out Online!

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 01.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Credit, Shopping Tips, Economy, Consumer Safety, Online, Auction, Debit, Living News
Roseanne Colletti

By all accounts, yes even from the pessimists, online shopping Thanksgiving weekend was a blockbuster, up 13% from last year. But let's take a little time out for safety, security, and common sense.

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Search New NHTSA Database for Alleged Deaths, Injuries, Property Damage Records of Any Car or Truck

Steve Parker | Posted 11.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Cars, Nhtsa, Congress, Bridgestone/Firestone, Product Safety, Consumer Safety, Auto Industry, Living News
Steve Parker

The government has posted on the Web a database that allows consumers to look up the number of alleged deaths, injuries and cases of property damage involving passenger vehicles.

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Consumer Safety Lawsuits May Be Blocked For Years Under Bush's Proposed Rule Changes

WSJ | ALICIA MUNDY | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Product Safety, Consumer Safety, Advocacy, Lawsuits, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Bush administration officials, in their last weeks in office, are pushing to rewrite a wide array of federal rules with changes or addit...

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Starbucks Runs Taps All Day

BBC News | Posted 11.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Water Conservation, Natural Resources, Coffee, Hygiene, Starbucks, Consumer Safety, Green News

Starbucks has defended itself against claims of a serious waste of water by leaving taps running in its stores all day. A spokeswoman said the purpos...

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Lipstick Will Kill a Pig! A New Non-Smudge Campaign for Your Rights to Know

Nancy Chuda | Posted 10.14.2008 | Style

Read More: Obama Lipstick on a Pig, Lipstick, Consumer Safety, Obama Lipstick Controversy, Carcinogens, Obama Lipstick Pig, Consumer Product Safety, Cancer, Obama Lipstick, Obama Lipstick Remark, Product Safety, Pig, Style News
Nancy Chuda

According to the Environmental Working Group, many of the products we use -- cosmetics, perfumes, household cleaners and detergents -- can cause cancer.

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Ralph Nader Sings About Consumer Advocacy on Sesame Street in 1988 (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Sean Morrow | Posted 06.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Funny, Politics, Video, Ralph Nader, Consumer Safety, Consumer Advocacy, Singing, Sesame Street, Business News

"Your Aunt Myrtle knitted you a lemon!" says Ralph Nader, clearly reading off of a teleprompter, (or whatever similar device Sesame Street is employin...

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Toy, Appliance Industries Paid For Dozens Of Trips For Bush Product Safety Chief

Washington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Toys Lead, China Toys, Product Safety Chief, Consumer Safety, Politics News

The chief of the Consumer Product Safety Commission and her predecessor have taken dozens of trips at the expense of the toy, appliance and children's...

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Pelosi Calls On Consumer Safety Head To Resign

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Consumer Safety, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday called for the resignation of the head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission following the millions of recal...

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