Sentences with phrase «consumer groups concerned»

Consumer groups concerned with global warming, the integrity of the food supply, and natural gas extraction might well get behind elimination of dirty ammonia.
The need for continuing consultation with disabled consumer groups concerning the scope of any «undue hardship» exemption is emphasized.
In response to consumer group concerns that mortgage prepayment penalties are complicated and lack disclosure, the federal government has stated its intention to standardize its calculation and disclosure.

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In the meantime, President Donald Trump has the power to nominate a replacement, which is now raising concerns among consumer advocacy groups.
Now there is concern that Millennials, which represent the largest consumer group in American history, might not buy homes as frequently as their parents did, meaning increased inventory that will likely drive down profits in the real estate sector.
With the world growing more concerned about attacks by militant groups on civilians, Microsoft Corp. on Friday outlined new policies to crack down what it called «terrorist content» on some of its consumer services.
The proposal met with a record number of comments, with a number of health insurance groups expressing concern that the short - term plans will undermine the health exchanges by siphoning off younger, healthier consumers who will no longer face a penalty if they enroll in non-compliant plans in 2019.
Not surprisingly, ISP trade groups cheered the announcement while consumer groups voiced concern.
«Consumers should be concerned,» said John M. Simpson, privacy project director for Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit advocacy group based in Santa Monica.
The Metzger Law Group is concerned that this carcinogen is in so many foods that we eat and is seriously undertaking efforts to require food companies to reduce the acrylamide content of their food products or, if they can not do so, to warn California consumers that this carcinogen is present in the foods that they sell.
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Yet is the balance of American religious life slipping away from those denominations that have a historic concern for the common good toward religious groups so privatistic and self - centered that they begin to approach the consumer cafeteria model of Thomas Luckmann's invisible religion?
The Australian Financial Review has obtained a copy of the code and can reveal that consumer groups including Choice and the Minister for Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer, are concerned that it falls short in rebuilding trust in the scandal - ridden sector.
«With so many consumers turning to protein from sources other than meat and poultry, there is an opportunity for marketers to reach a sizable group with concerns related to health, particularly cholesterol and fat content.»
And even without overt labeling, 76 % of consumers are concerned about them, according to a study from the NPD Group.
With so many consumers turning to protein from sources other than meat and poultry, there is an opportunity for marketers to reach a sizable group with concerns related to health, particularly cholesterol and fat content,» said Billy Roberts, Senior Food and Drink Analyst at Mintel.
Concerns about a widely used chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) had become so great that Walmart stopped selling plastic baby bottles and children's sippy cups made with it and consumer groups were clamoring for regulators to ban it.
WASHINGTON — Despite ongoing safety concerns from parents, consumer groups and politicians, a chemical used in baby bottles, canned food and other items is not dangerous, federal regulators said Friday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite continuing concerns from parents, consumer groups and politicians, a chemical used in baby bottles and other items is not dangerous, regulators said Friday.
Concern is mounting among physicians, health professionals, environmental advocacy groups, public safety officials, as well as consumers because of the possible effects of these chemicals on our children.
Most of the reporting and the push for bans have been done by concerned parents and consumer groups.
People generally expressed concern about the food dye issue as well as other aspects of our food supply which may be unsafe, and I shared with the group some resources I've recently learned about — first, a link to Natural Candy Store.com (which, coincidentally, I found out about from Jenna herself via Twitter) as well as a mobile phone app created by CSPI to help consumers sort through additives on food labels (shared with me by a TLT reader and fellow Houston School Health Advisory Council Member — thanks, Mike!)
The next year, the concern crossed the globe when the Canadian Health Coalition, a group of consumers and health care professionals, called on the Canadian government to restrict the use of soy formulas there.
Because of these concerns, a consumer group in New Zealand tried to have soy formula removed from the market in the mid-1990s.
(1) to protect and promote breastfeeding, as an essential component of their overall food and nutrition policies and programmes on behalf of women and children, so as to enable all infants to be exclusively breastfed during the first four to six months of life; (2) to promote breastfeeding, with due attention to the nutritional and emotional needs of mothers; (3) to continue monitoring breastfeeding patterns, including traditional attitudes and practices in this regard; (4) to enforce existing, or adopt new, maternity protection legislation or other suitable measures that will promote and facilitate breastfeeding among working women; (5) to draw the attention of all who are concerned with planning and providing maternity services to the universal principles affirmed in the joint WHO / UNICEF statement (note 2) on breastfeeding and maternity services that was issued in 1989; (6) to ensure that the principles and aim of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and the recommendations contained in resolution WHA39.28 are given full expression in national health and nutritional policy and action, in cooperation with professional associations, womens organizations, consumer and other nongovermental groups, and the food industry; (7) to ensure that families make the most appropriate choice with regard to infant feeding, and that the health system provides the necessary support;
I understand there's a lot of controversy around about how the notification letters should be worded, and the ISPs and consumer groups have concerns about people being cut off.
The study grouped consumers into three segments using a mathematical model based on their attitudes and concerns: the first group was made up of health - driven buyers, the second took a more moderate approach to purchasing healthy products and the third group was indifferent to the healthier versions of products.
The report comes amid heightened concern by some environmental and consumer groups about contamination of drinking water by agricultural chemicals.
MacDougald and Francis Menton of New York filed on a petition for reconsideration of the Endangerment Finding for greenhouse gases on behalf of the climate denying group Concerned Household Electricity Consumers Council (CHECC).
Next Page: Growth hormones [pagebreak] Growth hormones In 1993, the FDA approved recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), a synthetic cow hormone that spurs milk production when injected into dairy cows, and consumer groups have been concerned about it ever since.
Concerns about the dangers of soy have prompted consumer groups in New Zealand and Canada to call for a ban on the sale of soy infant formula.
Even thought the USA Rice Federation doesn't agree with these concerns since according to them inorganic arsenic is considered a natural compounds, the Consumer Reports study disagrees, saying that inorganic arsenic as the form in which arsenic is found in the majority of products they analyzed is ranked by IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) among the top 100 Group 1 carcinogen substances.
These groups spanned the full political and geographic spectrum, representing organic farmers, conventional ranchers, property rights activists and concerned consumers.
-LRB-...) At the same time, however, a chorus of consumer and student advocacy groups said they had serious concerns about the sale.
The Union of Concerned Scientists is a science - based nonprofit group working for a healthy environment and a safer world and combines independent scientific research and citizen action to develop innovative, practical solutions and to secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices, and consumer choices.
This definition includes legal work affecting broad areas of public concern including the legal rights of consumers, the elderly, minorities, the poor, and groups whose legal rights are not otherwise adequately represented and who traditionally lack access to the courts.
Allied Credit Solutions is a group of credit solution professionals who are genuinely concerned about clients» consumer credit reports.
On top of concerns about the effects of reverse mortgages on the FHA fund's health, consumer groups remain worried about how losses in the HECM program affect homeowners.
Since the game designer is now much more directly a seller they must concern themselves with how they treat their players not only as an audience but also as a group of consumers.
There was some bad news for Drax recently as the UK government decided that biomass subsidies would not keep climbing as the «carbon price floor» — levied on fossil fuel production (and due to rise further)-- on electricity consumption has caused a backlash from manufacturers, consumer groups and energy suppliers who are concerned that the «tax will push up prices, make the UK uncompetitive and force the premature closure of coal - fired power plants, increasing the risk of blackouts.»
Gopaldas groups the feelings that frequently drive ethical consumers into three major sentiments: contempt for villains, concern for victims and celebration of heroes.
Public opposition to fracking has escalated in recent months, with concerned residents and environmental and consumer advocacy groups campaigning against the practice in New Jersey and the surrounding states, where gas companies have been ramping up plans to drill in the Marcellus Shale, a rock formation which extends up the East Coast.
The EDM says: «That this House notes with concern that a recent investigation by the consumer group Which?
PIAC, a consumer advocacy group based in Ottawa, applauded the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's decision concerning Nexopia.com Inc. (Nexopia) under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
Lee v. Carter - Reed, 203 N.J. 496 (2010)(in a case concerning deceptive - trade - practices claims against a dietary supplement manufacturer, the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed the lower court's denial of class certification and adopted our brief's analytical framework based on the economic concept of «credence goods»)(counsel for amici curiae consumer groups)
Comment: Many commenters, including consumer and provider groups, expressed concern that allowing covered entities to disclose protected health information without authorization to law enforcement regarding victims of crime, abuse, and other harm could endanger victims, particularly victims of domestic violence, who could suffer further abuse if their abuser learned that the information had been reported.
Comment: A Member of Congress and a number of privacy and consumer groups expressed their concern with whether the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in HHS has adequate funding to carry out the major responsibility of enforcing the complaint process established by this rule.
Paying for it is American consumers» No. 2 financial concern, second only to retirement saving, according to the 2016 Insurance Barometer Study by Life Happens and financial services research group LIMRA.
Motorists, transportation professionals, public safety officials, environmentalists, consumer groups and organizations concerned with poverty all have reasons to support PAYD pricing.
Some consumer interest groups are concerned that passage of this act could punish drivers for, among other things, service to their country or economic struggles causing them to forego auto ownership.
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