Ford, Toyota, who will be the next car company with major PR problems? This time it is Mercedes Benz with a few dings on it shinning image. Certainly not at a Toyota level, but still some damage may have been done. In Wisconsin, home to much cheese and a well drafted auto lemon law, Benz [...]
Committed to watching trends (legal and otherwise) that affect the lives of consumers, FindLaw.com has recently announced a survey asking young borrowers how they have fared in the current credit and loan market. Considering the tight hold on credit still exhibited by most lenders, not surprisingly the answer is often, not too well.
Cited by Consumer Reports [...]
Despite disagreement by the CPSC, the Louisiana Senator David Vitter is reportedly calling for a further investigation into the deaths of eight people he says may be linked to the Chinese drywall in their homes. A spokesman for the CPSC said the deaths were promptly investigated by the commission, which found no link to the drywall.
According [...]
With the Toyota recall hogging the headlines, with its brake problems, fatal accidents and allegation of hiding safety information, it’s not surprising that people are attuned to news about auto recall — including now a Nissan recall prompted by brake problems and fuel gauge errors.
At the Congressional hearing, we heard Senator Inouye (D-Hawaii) say that the [...]
The Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday a recall of products containing hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) paste and powder distributed by Basic Food Flavors, Inc. According to The Washington Post, the FDA says salmonella was detected in one lot of hydrolyzed vegetable protein made by the company, as well as inside the company’s Nevada manufacturing facility.
The Post [...]
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on March 2 that there is a beef recall by the Randolph Packing Co. Inc., an Asheboro, N.C. company. The company is recalling 96,000 pounds of beef products which may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The products under recall include the following: Combo bin packages [...]
It is a census year, so stand up and be counted. Just be aware that some political groups may want more from you than a head count. According to a report by ProPublica, there are several fake census forms being floated by groups that merely want to fundraise.
Some attempts to push a political agenda or [...]
It’s nearly everybody’s favorite time of year. We are clearly past the Christmas season so it must be, yes Girl Scout Cookies are arriving! However, you may want to think twice before accepting delivery from your local fresh-faced Junior or Brownie when she hands you a box of Lemon Chalet Cremes cookies. Consumer Reports Safety Blog [...]
Perhaps you were not aware that there was a creature called the Middle Class Task Force roaming the halls of the nation’s capital. This Task Force is a White House mandated group responsible for reporting on ways to improve the standard of living for America’s beleaguered middle class. Reuters reported Friday the task force is [...]
What’s wrong with the current credit card bill? Well, for starters, the new credit card rule which went into effect this week could wipe billions of dollars from the revenues of major credit card companies.
Okay, but what’s the bad news in that?
Answer: Did you really think that the major credit card companies would go [...]