Consumers Union of U.S. Inc.

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Govt to warn on baby slings because of deaths

AP News 5 days ago

CPSC prepares warning about baby slings because of deaths The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings — those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can sling around their chests to carry their baby. The concern: infants can ...

Privacy groups press US Congress for online safeguards

AFP Global Edition 17 days ago

<div><p>A coalition of consumer advocate and privacy groups on Tuesday urged the US Congress to protect the public from intrusive and often secretive tracking of their online activities and identity.</p><p>"Today, information from consumers is collected, compiled, and sold secretly, all done without ...

Credit Card Woes Depress Consumer Sentiments

consumeraffairs.com 17 days ago

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Consumer Reports Index finds some interest in home, car shopping&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt; Americans feel far worse about their financial situation than they have in the past seven months and continue to be pounded by financial woes driven by increased credit card, healthcare and ...

Consumers Union Opposes USDA Proposal On Salad Safety

consumeraffairs.com 18 days ago

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Group urges Congress to pass FDA food safety program&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Consumers Union is voicing opposition to a proposed national USDA Leafy Green Marketing Agreement, claiming the pact will fail to adequately improve the safety of raw spinach and other salad ingredients.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt ...

Majority of U.S. parents wary of H1N1 vaccine: poll

Reuters US Online Report Health News 18 days ago

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of U.S. parents say they will hold off having their children vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu or will not get them immunized at all, according to a survey released on Wednesday.</p><p>The findings, published by Consumer Reports, ...

Credit Card Holders Angrily Abandon Their Cards

consumeraffairs.com 18 days ago

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Nearly half of consumers are using credit less&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Credit card holders are angry. More than one-third (32%) have paid off and closed a card since January 2008, and half of those that canceled did so in direct response to the actions of ...

Asians top auto reliability; Ford cars score well

AP News 18 days ago

<div id="subtitle">Consumer Reports says Asian cars and trucks dominate in reliability but some Fords score well</div><div><p>Asian automakers are still building the most reliable cars and trucks, with eight of the top 10 brands from Japanese and Korean companies, according to an annual ...

Ford rises, Chrysler falters in key quality survey

Reuters US Online Report Business News 18 days ago

<div><p>DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co has made the most progress in improving vehicle quality among major automakers, while Chrysler ranks at the bottom of the industry for reliability, according to an annual Consumer Reports survey released on Tuesday.</p><p>Asian automakers dominated the ...

Ford rises, Chrysler falters in quality survey

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 18 days ago

<div><p>DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co has made the most progress in improving vehicle quality among major automakers, while Chrysler ranks at the bottom of the industry for reliability, according to an annual Consumer Reports survey released on Tuesday.</p><p>Asian automakers dominated the ...

Consumer Reports: Best and Worst in reliability

AP News 18 days ago

<div id="subtitle">Consumer Reports: Best and Worst in reliability</div><div><p>Consumer Reports surveyed subscribers who own or lease 1.4 million vehicles to come up with its annual auto reliability rankings. The best and worst in each of the magazine's categories:</p><p>Small ...

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