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Consumers turn to do-not-track software to maintain privacy0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- December 31, 2011
Consumers are increasingly taking online privacy into their own hands by using free online tools and services. USA Today, 12/29/2011
READ MOREConsumer Watchdog: Trampoline Danger0
- Home & Family
- October 16, 2012
100,000 people are hurt every year as the popularity of this family pastime soars. ABC World News, 10/14/2012
READ MOREConsumer Reports: Too many sodas contain potential carcinogen0
- Consumer Alerts
- January 23, 2014
The caramel coloring used in many sodas contains a chemical called 4-methylimidazole, or 4-Mel, that may increase your risk of getting cancer, Consumer Reports says.
READ MOREConsumer Reports Warns of Lax Testing for Medical Devices0
- Consumer Alerts
- April 2, 2012
In a new report, Consumer Reports advises patients to do their homework before having medical devices implanted in their bodies. The report explains that companies that sell defibrillators, stents or other such products can get FDA approval without undergoing rigorous testing. ABC News, 3/29/2012
READ MOREConsumer Reports study finds arsenic in rice0
- Consumer Alerts
- September 21, 2012
A new study from Consumer Reports has found alarming levels of arsenic, a known carcinogen, in several brands of rice. Consumer Reports tested 32 brands of rice and dozens of rice products. All of them contained arsenic. The organization said what's even more alarming is that lab tests found troubling levels of inorganic arsenic in
READ MOREConsumer Reports Ranks Companies as ‘Naughty’ or ‘Nice’0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- November 30, 2011
This year's Consumer Reports ‘Naughty & Nice Holiday List’ examined the shopping policies of a wide range of companies, including some well-known names like American Express, Southwest Airlines, and Verizon Wireless, that either did right or wrong by customers this year. Fees, fees, and more fees led Consumer Reports to put several big corporations on
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