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Scammers targeting their victims by age group, says National Consumers League’s Fraud Center

February 2, 2012

National Fraud Center releases top ten scams of 2011 with Web-based, wire transfer scams dominating trends.

NCL, Consumer Action joint statement on Minnesota legislation regarding restrictive paperless tickets

January 30, 2012

NCL, Consumer Action supporting legislation in Minnesota to safeguard consumer rights against paperless ticketing for entertainment events.

NCL praises USDA for improved school lunch guidelines

January 25, 2012

The nation's oldest consumer organization is praising USDA for new school lunch guidelines that will improve kids' access to healthier foods and give schools the monetary resources to implement the changes.

NCL offers concerns about new USDA poultry inspection plan

January 23, 2012

The plan announced by USDA last week to transfer some poultry inspection tasks from federal inspectors to plant personnel is drawing criticism from consumer/worker advocates, who fear that the new system - while providing some improvements - would eliminate jobs, be implemented before inspectors are fully trained, and put consumers and workers at risk.

NCL statement mourning closing of Hull House

January 23, 2012

Chicago's historic Hull House, founded in 1889 by Progressive-era reformers with close ties to NCL, to help immigrants adjust to life in the United States, is closing this spring due to financial reasons.

Child Labor Coalition announces Top 10 Child Labor Stories of 2011

January 12, 2012

Advocacy group exposes priorities for 2012

NCL: ICANN’s domain name expansion plan a boon for scam artists

January 6, 2012

Today NCL is calling on the entity that regulates Internet domain names to delay the implementation of new changes to the URL naming system to address certain risks of fraud.

NCL statement on the new NLRB appointees

January 5, 2012

NCL welcomes three new appointees to the NLRB.

NCL statement on the new FDA limits on antibiotic use in livestock

January 5, 2012

NCL applauds the FDA for banning the extralabel use of cephalosporin antibiotics in certain livestock.

NCL applauds appointment of Richard Cordray to head CFPB

January 4, 2012

The National Consumers League today applauded President Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.