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NCL commends Minnesota attorney general for prosecution of arbitration firm

July 16, 2009
The National Consumers League commends Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson for her efforts to prosecute the National Arbitration Forum (NAF), the nation’s largest arbitration company, for consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices, and false advertising.

NCL calls for investigation of KeyBank

June 3, 2009
The National Consumers League, in coalition with Consumer Action, National Association of Consumer Advocates and the Consumer Federation of California, have written a letter to the Treasury’s TARP Inspector General, Mr. Neil Barofsky, and to the TARP’s Congressional Oversight Panel, Chaired by Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren, calling for an investigation of KeyBank’s current business practices and implementation of a remedial process for harm done to consumers, workers and their communities.

NCL releases top 10 frauds of 2008

June 2, 2009
The National Consumers League has released its annual ranking of the top telemarketing and Internet scams plaguing consumers in 2008, with Fake Check Scams, Internet Merchandise Scams, and Prizes/Sweepstakes/Free Gift Scams topping the list.

NCL applauds FDA for warning General Mills for misbranding Cheerios

May 13, 2009
In response to a letter of complaint sent by the National Consumers League, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to General Mills for the misbranding of its Cheerios cereal as a cholesterol-lowering product.

NCL to teens: avoid these five worst summer jobs

May 29, 2009
With summer just around the corner, and many teens competing with out-of-work adults for summer employment, the National Consumers League has issued its annual report for 2009 on the Five Worst Teen Jobs, with work in agriculture again topping this year’s list for the third year running.

NCL applauds Obama nominations for CPSC

May 6, 2009
The National Consumers League applauds President Barack Obama's nominations of Inez Tenenbaum, attorney and former superintendent of schools for the state of South Carolina, as chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Professor Robert Adler, who worked as counsel to former CPSC Commissioner R. David Pittle, as commissioner.

Consumer/health groups call for change in regulation of alcohol labeling

December 12, 2008
A coalition of public interest groups today called on the transition team and incoming Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to move quickly on much-needed, long overdue action by the Treasury Department: requiring mandatory, basic serving facts disclosing alcohol content per serving and the definition of moderate, or low-risk alcohol consumption on all alcoholic beverage labels.