Latest Top-Rated Vacuums Clean Up On Performance and Value
Tests reveal nine picks under $200 and an expensive upright that could be a lifetime vacuum YONKERS, NY — When it comes to vacuums, shoppers don’t have to spend top dollar to get top performance. Consumer Reports’ latest tests of...

Mini-Meds and Other Junk Insurance Plans Still In Business as Consumers Wait For Health Reform to Kick In
Plus, how to avoid common pitfalls when buying insurance on your own YONKERS, NY — Brand name insurance companies are selling health coverage as skimpy as a hospital gown. The leading example of so called “junk health plans,” cited in...

Consumer Reports Spills the Dirt on Laundry Detergents
Using too much detergent can send products’ benefits down the drain; Easy fixes that can save consumers’ money on laundry costs YONKERS, NY — Using too much concentrated laundry detergent can wash its benefits away. Consumer eports looked closely at...

CR Survey: Costco Tops List Of Major Retail Chain Stores
More than 26,000 shoppers rate both in-store and online shopping experience YONKERS, NY— Costco pleased shoppers better than any other retailer according to Consumer Reports survey of more than 26,000 readers who told the organization about their shopping experience at...

CR Index: Conditions Improve Unevenly With Sentiment Strengthening While Spending and Employment Weaken
Financial burdens plague those earning less than $50,000/year YONKERS, NY — February’s Consumer Reports Index, a measure of overall consumer financial health, showed that conditions improved, but gains were uneven. Consumer Sentiment is up; however, employment wavered and retail activity...

Investigation of Appliance Fires: Many Caused By Products Themselves
Millions of appliance units recalled in the past five years for defects that could cause a fire; Eight ways consumers can protect themselves YONKERS, NY — Appliances can pose a fire hazard even when they are not in use according...

Central Line Bloodstream Infections Disclosed at Hospitals Nationwide
Infection Disclosure Is A Milestone Following A Multi-Year Campaign By Consumer Advocates to Make Information Public WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health & Human Services is now disclosing for the first time how hospitals across the country compare when...

FTC Announces $2.5 Million Fine for Unfair Debt Collection Practices
More Reforms Needed to Protect Consumers From Abuses WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission announced today a $2.5 million fine against one of the largest debt buyers in the country for using deceptive practices to collect old debts. Asset...

Calls for Lower Sodium Food Grow
Consumers Union Urges FDA to Limit Sodium Levels in Food WASHINGTON, DC — When it comes to sodium levels in food, consumers are asking the food industry for just a pinch. Nearly 7,000 consumers joined Consumers Union, the policy and...

Consumer Groups Applaud Federal Rejection of Texas Effort to Delay Health Reform Consumer Protection
(AUSTIN, Texas) — Federal officials today rejected the Texas Department of Insurance’s (TDI’s) request to delay full implementation of a new rule that requires insurers to increase the value of health insurance or provide rebates to policyholders. “Texas’ request put...