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US consumer commission sued over chemicals in toys
Reuters - USA
Since then, consumer advocacy groups and the CPSC have argued over how to interpret parts of the law. (Reporting by Martha Graybow; Editing by Tim Dobbyn)
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Advocates Advise Consumers Against Costly Borrowing
Washington Post - United States
... $500 against a future paycheck, the practice is under increasing scrutiny in the state from a broad coalition of religious and consumer advocacy groups. ...
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Consumer groups seeking investigations into flight cancellations
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Consumer advocacy groups want federal regulators and Congress to investigate whether US airlines are canceling or rerouting flights at the last minute when ...
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Empire Today(TM) Wins the BBB Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics
MarketWatch - USA
"The company is honored to receive this award from the BBB, one of the country's most well-respected consumer advocacy groups," said Steve Silvers, ...
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Banker Releases Social Network Marketing Ebook
MarketWatch - USA
Also addressed at length is the development of viral marketing programs, consumer advocacy, conversational marketing, metrics and common pitfalls. ...
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National registration of health professionals doesnﾒt deliver an ...
By admin
The consumer advocacy group CHOICE said one of the problems with the proposed arrangements is that they fail to adequately include consumers in the complaints process. CHOICE health policy officer Michael Johnston said, “Any new model ...
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Consumer commission sued over chemicals in toys
By defencedebates
Bush in response to a string of recalls of Chinese-made toys last year. Since then, consumer advocacy groups and the CPSC have argued over how to interpret parts of the law. (Reporting by Martha Graybow; Editing by Tim Dobbyn) ...
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Consumer Groups Seeking Investigations Into Flight Cancellations
By By Mike Sunnucks, BALTIMORE BUSINESS JOURNAL
Consumer advocacy groups want federal regulators and Congress to investigate whether US airlines are canceling or rerouting flights at the last minute when they have not sold enough seats to make them profitable. ...
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Consumer commission sued over chemicals in toys
By stranger
The phthalates ban was included in stricter US product safety rules signed into law on August 14 by President George W. Bush in response to a string of recalls of Chinese-made toys last year. Since then, consumer advocacy groups and the ...
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Bottled Water Sales Down (or, Consumers Wising Up?)
By Erica Schuetz
In recent years, many consumer advocacy and nonprofit organizations have launched campaigns to educate consumers about the massive waste and environmental damage caused by plastic bottles. Production consumes energy and emits toxic ...
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What You Need to Know to Avoid Adopting a Sick Pet
WEHT-TV, IN - Evansville,IN,USA
EVANSVILLE - It's the holiday season and many of you may be considering buying a puppy for your loved one, but we have a NEWS 25 Consumer Alert. ...
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Consumer Alert: Determined Debt Collectors
WCBS-TV New York - NY,USA
NEW YORK (CBS) ― As parents are in the middle of a buying frenzy for holiday gifts, here are some sobering statisics: 18 children died after playing with ...
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ZAPPOS.COM.......CONSUMER ALERT OF THE DAY.
By Sue(Sue)
Don't buy stock in this company........I enjoy shopping online and I adore free shipping and Zappos offers free shipping coming and going.....Oh, you do pay a little more so they actually are adding some shipping costs into the item ...
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Saudis Find Chinese Melamine in Milk Products
By John Burgess
... milk products were being sold in the Kingdom, the SFDA issued a consumer alert yesterday on the presence of the industrial chemical melamine in milk powder made by a Nestle plant in China and Apollo Chocolate Wafer Cream snack bars. ...
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greg abbott on gift cards
By JoAnn Livingston(JoAnn Livingston)
CONSUMER ALERT: Make Smart Decisions When Giving Gift Cards With the arrival of the holiday shopping season, millions of Texans are expected to purchase prepaid gift cards for friends and family all across the state. ...
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Consumer Alert: Kia Recall
WILX-TV - Lansing,MI,USA
Kia is recalling thousands of its vehicles because of a problem with the fuel pump. The recall applies to the 2008-2009 Rondo LX & EX Minivans, ...
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Consumer Alert: Christmas Phishing
KTRE - Lufkin,TX,USA
The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to keep their guard up and their wits about them in order to fend off a new string of phishing e-mails ...
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Consumer Alert: New Rules For Telemarketers
A new law that took effect this week may help you pull the plug for good on some of those annoying calls.
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Consumer Alert: Christmas Phishing
New string of phishing e-mails making the rounds this holiday season.
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Shop For Gifts From The Police Property Room
Sometimes a deal is so good, you think it's a steal. How about a website where everything really is stolen? You can buy some stolen holiday gifts, without getting in trouble with the law.
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Get The Best Price On Coby CX TV1 5 Black and White TV with AM FM ...
By avery4185
CONSUMER ALERT: This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009, to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the Nation’s transition to digital ...
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Natural vs. Synthetic Herbs & Vitamins -Four Mountains, Inc ...
By Administrator
CONSUMER ALERT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Natural vs. Synthetic Herbs & Vitamins. Calabasas, CA Paper or Plastic? 1 ply or 2? The best, natural, conscious choice is obvious. When it comes to herbs and vitamins Natural or Synthetic? ...
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Says House should reject $350 billion to Treasury without loan ...
MarketWatch - USA
"Those areas have to be kept in separate areas, because the investor and consumer protection will loose out," Frank said. ...
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Greens want beefed up product protection regime
National Business Review - Auckland,New Zealand
"Other countries are responding to the increased risk of these products entering their markets by intensifying their consumer protection strategies and New ...
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Consumer Groups Challenge Decision on Toy Sales
Wall Street Journal - USA
Bobby Rush (D., Ill.), chairman of the subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, called for a hearing on the controversy over phthalates. ...
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Grandparent Scam Resurfaces in South Dakota
KCAU - Sioux City,IA,USA
This scam was first reported to the Consumer Protection Division earlier this fall, but is again resurfacing. In this scam, a fraudster calls an elderly ...
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TicketNetwork Leads Ticket Brokerage Community With Top Security ...
MarketWatch - USA
... real-time transactions, and security and consumer protection -- all of which are essential to the online ticket purchasing experience," added Vaccaro. ...
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CAA plans consumer protection campaign
TTG live - UK
The CAA is to launch a consumer campaign highlighting the importance of protection, but said it could not work in isolation. Speaking at the Aito conference ...
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Dangerous toys lurking on store shelves
Buffalo News - NY, United States
Consumer protection group Consumers Union said product recalls were up 19 percent in 2008, with two-thirds comprised of children’s items such as toys and ...
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Protection of the global consumer is required by Consumers ...
Yemen Observer - Sana'a,Yemen
Consumers International (CI) has played a major role in the growth of the worldwide consumer protection movement. It is the only independent global voice ...
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United States: Pennsylvania Court Dismisses Consumer Protection ...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration) - London,UK
(the "Consumer Protection Act"). In Bodnar v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Company, the plaintiff insured filed a number of claims against her insurer, ...
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When travel companies go bad
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
The good news for Australian travellers is we have one of the best consumer-protection schemes in the world. The bad news is that it is not perfect and does ...
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CHEMICALS: Advocacy groups sue consumer protection agency over all ...
Advocacy groups sued the Consumer Product Safety Commission today, accusing the agency of failing to follow the law and instate a ban next year on all children's products containing controversial…
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Consumer Protection Campaign launched
By Times Online
Human Rights advocacy group, the Black Sash has launched a Consumer Protection Campaign. The campaign aims to help South Africans struggling to cope amidst the current economic climate. Vumani Mkhize spoke to Black Sash paralegal, ...
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EU Clarifies Rules on Antitrust, Says Consumer Protection and ...
The European Commission has clarified its rules on scrutinising monopoly abuses and antitrust cases, saying protection of the consumer, and innovation, will take priority. The European Union (EU) executive has issued draft guidelines, ...
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NZ consumer protection
By bourbon-biscuit
Well, up until yesterday I had thought that it's quite annoying buying things in NZ because you can't just assume you'll get a refund if you change your mind (in the UK I took clothes home to try as a matter of course). ...
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Ofcom puts broadband speeds at heart of 2009 plans
By Martin Courtney(http://www.computing.co.uk/)
They will act the day after telecoms watchdog Ofcom published still-to-be-defined proposals for enforcing consumer protection policies that punish mis-selling and help customers switch broadband providers. ...
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