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11-26- 08

Consumer Advocacy Group Warns Shoppers WGBA-TV - Green Bay,WI,USA This despite a new federal ban on the chemicals, which takes effect early next year. Phthalates are used in making plastic toys more flexible. ...

Industry Expert Educates on Threats Posed by Identity Theft Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA An expert on identity crime, the credit industry, and consumer advocacy in action, Yurek's latest interview will appear on the LIFETIME's "The Balancing ...

Group warns of toys' dangers The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA BY MARIAM JUKAKU A consumer advocacy group is warning of the dangers of toys on the market this holiday season. At a press conference yesterday in Trenton, ...

Local message working for small companies Reuters - USA ... much more judicious about everyday selections, with Web sites such as safetoys.com and a host of consumer advocacy blogs serving to increase awareness. ...

Southwest Floridians hunker down as lenders tighten up The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA Linda Sherry, a spokeswoman for Consumer Action, a national consumer advocacy group, agrees with Tabor that people are hunkering down. ...

Perry concerned by plans to limit greenhouse gases Houston Chronicle - United States Tom "Smitty" Smith, director of the Texas office of Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, said Texas had done a lot toward developing alternative ...

Dangers lurking in toyland Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA By Lisa Eckelbecker TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF WORCESTER— If Santa Claus is checking his list, he might want to check twice for toys that a consumer advocacy ...

the facts By aldylia(aldylia) Still, suspicious groups remain, including the Center for Science in the Public Interest, an ardent consumer advocacy group. What to do? Drink responsibly--and we don't mean downing the FDA's "acceptable" max of 21 cans of ...

US Officials Find Melamine in Infant Formula By glong1 “I hope they don’t use this as an excuse to set a standard for infants,” says Tony Corbo, a lobbyist with health and consumer advocacy group Food and Water Watch in Washington, DC. Corbo adds that it won’t be that simple for the FDA to ...

Vantage Score: The New and Improved(?) Credit Scoring System By admin While this new system may seem simpler at first several consumer advocacy groups have expressed concern regarding the accuracy of data gathered. Citing the old ‘Garbage In, Garbage Out’ adage, and expressing concerns over the accuracy ...

Still trouble in toyland, some say - Wisconsin State Journal 10, 2009, bans toys for children that contain concentrations more than 0.1 percent of a phthalates, Speight said, but the Consumer Product Safety Commission … Consumer Advocacy Group Warns Shoppers WGBA-TV ...

ﾓOutstandingﾔ greenhouse reduction from SMRC's Perth waste facility By HD(Green Business) The ratings were compiled by Carbon Offset Watch, a collaborative effort between consumer advocacy group Choice, environmental NGO the Total Environment Centre, and the Institute for Sustainable Futures. Of 57 organisations contacted, ...

Consumer Alert: Trouble In Toyland This Christmas KTAL - Shreveport,LA,USA Trouble in toyland A Texas consumer group warns it will be buyer beware for toy shoppers this season. The texas public interest research group released its ...

Retail experts urge caution with gift cards Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA The Federal Trade Commission issued a consumer alert about gift cards on Nov. 13. According to the FTC, there are two types of gift cards: — Retail gift ...

Consumer Alert: The Safest Cars of 2009 WSIL TV - Carterville,IL,USA They're also more likely to purchase so called "green" products at a higher price. The survey shows consumers are most likely to use items that offer an ...

Utahns say they're out money thanks to defective RCA converter boxes ABC 4 - Salt Lake City,USA It’s an ABC 4 Consumer Alert. Planning ahead, Robby Bottom thought she was prepared for the digital switch. “We knew we had to get converter boxes otherwise ...

Consumer Alert: Dangerous toys WKOW-TV.com - Madison,WI,USA Madison (WKOW) -- The Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group, known as WISPIRG, released its annual Trouble in Toyland report highlighting dangerous and ...

Consumer Alert: Scam using AMBER Alert reported in Kansas Gather.com - Boston,MA,USA Attorney General Steve Six warned Kansans today to be wary of a scam using the name of the AMBER Alert program to defraud consumers over the phone. ...

Consumer Alert: Safest Cars For 2009 WILX-TV - Lansing,MI,USA Reporter: AP The insurance industry named dozens of new cars and trucks, led by Ford Motor Co. and its Volvo subsidiary, to its annual list of the safest ...

Consumer alert: Nervous about gift cards? Try a pre-paid bank card A recent conversation with Statesman columnist Tim Woodward got me thinking about gift cards. A reader asked what to do with a card they had for a store that went out of business. There's not much that can be done. ...

Consumer Alert: Scam using AMBER Alert reported in Kansas By Bob B. Attorney General Steve Six warned Kansans today to be wary of a scam using the name of the AMBER Alert program to defraud consumers over the phone. The caller claims that they are raising money to . . .

Consumer Alert: Dangerous toys Consumer group unveils list of dangerous toys.

Dietary supplements being recalled By Charles Slat Starcaps dietary supplement is being recalled because the diuretic has been found to contain an undeclared prescription drug. Details are here. Fashion Sanctuary also is recalling a fat loss pill because it contains an unapproved drug ...

Consumer Alert: Scam Using AMBER Alert Reported In Kansas Attorney General Steve Six warned Kansans Tuesday to be wary of a scam using the name of the AMBER Alert program to defraud consumers over the phone.

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