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FCC must hold industry accountable to ensure bill shock protections
October 19, 2011
Consumers will only benefit through rigorous oversight, says national consumer group.
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NCL announces major LifeSmarts grant from Visa Inc. during personal finance month
October 18, 2011
NCL thanks Visa for being a major underwriter for the 2011-2013 LifeSmarts program years and announces partnering with Visa and the Executive Office of the Mayor of Washington, DC for a District-wide financial literacy campaign.
Read more: NCL announces major LifeSmarts grant from Visa Inc. during personal finance month
NCL hails CA Gov. Brown for signing new law to combat employee misclassification, an illegal form of wage theft
October 12, 2011
NCL lauds California Governor Brown for penalizing businesses that misclassify their workers.
NCL statement on government guidelines on food marketing to children
October 12, 2011
NCL commends the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketing to Children's voluntary recommendations.
Read more: NCL statement on government guidelines on food marketing to children
NCL hails CPSC decision to move forward with developing national table saw safety standards
October 5, 2011
CPSC votes unanimously to move forward with an ANPR on national table saw safety standards.
2011 Trumpeter Awards: NCL to honor FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg and AFT President Randi Weingarten for careers in service
October 4, 2011
NCL to honor FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg and AFT President Randi Weingarten with Trumpeter Awards for their invaluable work benefiting American workers and consumers.
Consumer group urges quick FDA action on deadly cantaloupe outbreak
September 30, 2011
NCL calls on FDA to stem the spread of the recent listeria outbreak in cantaloupes.
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Greenberg testimony to FDA on IOM report on medical devices and 510(k) clearance
September 16, 2011
Comments from the National Consumers League to the FDA on the Recommendations Proposed in Institute of Medicine Report: 'Medical Devices and the Public's Health, The FDA 510(k) Clearance Process at 35 Year'
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Consumer groups spotlight airline greed and hidden fees
September 14, 2011
Consumer advocates cry foul over the airline industry's recent anti-consumer actions.
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NCL statement on USDA's announcement to regulate six additional strains of E. coli
September 13, 2011
NCL applauds USDA's decision to regulate six additional strains of E. coli as a leap forward in improving the safety of the food supply.
Read more: NCL statement on USDA's announcement to regulate six additional strains of E. coli