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«The safety of our consumers is our top priority.

In this segment, Eunice Yoon speaks to famed economist Stephen Roach about the rising power of China's consumer and what the government must do to ensure a strong social safety net.

Though automakers often complain that U.S. regulations have grown too stringent, history shows that compliance typically comes due to the discovery of defects and problems that are reported by consumer testing and quality organizations such as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, J.D. Power & Associates and Consumer consumer testing and quality organizations such as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, J.D. Power & Associates and Consumer Consumer Reports.

The cord has a hard tip in the hood area of the top that can be pulled or caught on something and when released, it can snap back and result in injury, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Shattered sunroofs have been reported in at least 208 models of vehicles representing 35 brands over the last 20 - plus years in the U.S., based on CR's analysis of the consumer complaints database maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Now comes word of more legal woes: The cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles have sued the company over allegations that it overcharges consumers, as well as makes misleading claims about the safety of its service.

«Consumer Reports is making this recommendation given the potentially fatal consequences of E. coli, the fact that there are still several unknowns about this outbreak, and that no type of romaine has been ruled definitively safe by government officials,» said James Rogers, the head of food safety at the non-profit-run magazine.

Despite the safety net of health insurance, many consumers don't have a financial cushion to protect against health emergencies, Brookings says, amid a complicated cocktail of insurance plans and doctor recommendations that can be hard to parse.

Using a website, a YouTube video and a few posters designed to be shared over social media, the board, which represents 34,000 Greater Toronto Area realtors, portrays itself as the guardian of consumer privacy and safety in an ongoing legal fight with the federal Competition Bureau.

Well, what didn't they like about the Impreza: Consumer Reports praised the Subaru for its ride, handling, interior space, intuitive controls, safety tech, great crash - test results, its all - wheel - drive system, and the cargo - hauling ability of its hatchback variant.

Then, on September 10, after the Consumer Product Safety Commission launched an official recall of the Note 7, Samsung switched course.

Charlie Chen of Credit Suisse says demand patterns by Chinese consumers are evolving from safety concerns to seeking high - quality goods.

«For the benefit of consumers» safety, we stopped sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7 and have consequently decided to stop production,» the company said in a statement.

When I step back and think about the consumer proposition of the self - driving car, it is incredibly compelling (for safety and utilization reasons.)

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday that the company will recall 440,000 of its Nest Protect Smoke + CO alarms, which have a feature that allows users to temporarily silence some alerts by waving their arm near the unit.

In periods of broad market decline and rising volatility, some Dow consumer stocks can be safety plays, according to CNBC analysis using Kensho.

To raise awareness of the danger tipping furniture can cause and to provide prevention strategies, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has launched the Anchor It campaign.

Providers and regulators can also use social media data to monitor performance in real time, using natural language processing and machine learning to scan consumers» text reviews for keywords of interest related to patient safety.

«Segregating rideshare drivers into different groups, with different economic opportunities — all without any benefit to public safety — hurts drivers, consumers and the City of Austin.»

Incidents involving death or safety, like Toyota's TM, -0.02 % faulty air bag recall or the 2010 explosion of a BP BP, -0.03 % oil rig and oil spill in U.S. waters, were more catastrophic in terms of consumer fallout.

Thousands of financial and insurance services businesses may decide against advising consumers about the safety and protection of qualified annuities if the DOL rule is implemented as it is written.

Although imported food products, baby products and cosmetics are sought after in China because consumers are wary of the quality and safety of many domestic brands, not every product is guaranteed to be successful.

In its report, the Bureau recommends modernizing laws and regulations to encourage the entry and adoption of new technologies, while maintaining consumer confidence and safety in this rapidly evolving sector.

That's the question at the heart of a debate over whether consumers deserve access to free loaner vehicles when their own vehicles are under recall for a safety defec

David Friedman, Director of Cars and Product Policy and Analysis for Consumers Union, said, «After another tragedy involving Autopilot, Tesla should commit to put safety first — and to stop using consumers as beta testers for unproven teConsumers Union, said, «After another tragedy involving Autopilot, Tesla should commit to put safety first — and to stop using consumers as beta testers for unproven teconsumers as beta testers for unproven technology.

Bitcoin — the digital currency created in 2009 partly to improve the safety of consumer financial transactions — is viewed as trustworthy by just 15 % of survey respondents.

Advocacy division of Consumer Reports calls on Tesla to improve safety and disclose safety data after fatal crash

It should not put lives at risk, damage its reputation, or risk the success of its systems — or driver assist technology as a whole — by failing to take steps that would better protect consumers» safety.

Following the Fed move, investors went straight for the glamour tech stocks, dumping utilities, pharmaceuticals, consumer staples, hospital stocks, insurance stocks - anything that smacked of safety or value.

Money transmitter licenses, which are required for California MSBs (money services businesses), protect consumers by preventing money laundering in addition to maintaining public confidence in financial institutions and preserving the health, safety, and general welfare of the public.

«Autonomous vehicle technologies will have a tremendous impact on society in terms of safety, mobility and security,» Chao said in an address at the Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday in Las Vegas.

Few sectors provide the safety and yield of utilities and consumer staples.

According to historic data, which accounts for total search volumes, «buy bitcoin» is now three times more popular than «buy gold» was even during the 2008 - 09 market crash - when consumers feared for the safety of their cash.

Consumer Union, the consumer advocacy division of Consumer Reports, issued a report last week which stated that Tesla needs to improve the safety of its auConsumer Union, the consumer advocacy division of Consumer Reports, issued a report last week which stated that Tesla needs to improve the safety of its auconsumer advocacy division of Consumer Reports, issued a report last week which stated that Tesla needs to improve the safety of its auConsumer Reports, issued a report last week which stated that Tesla needs to improve the safety of its autopilot.

The quality and safety of Australian - made products are monitored by the country's Therapeutic Goods Administration, which has «among the highest regulatory standards in the world, so Chinese consumers who can afford it all look for Australian products,» Jian said.

Most importantly, it does all of this without damaging the environment, lowering labour standards or threatening consumer health and safety.

Indeed, the consumer staples sector appears to be the new tech as the market bids up growth and safety at the expense of value.

Shopping patterns on Tmall.com, China's largest shopping website for authentic branded goods, demonstrate that consumers especially seek out imported brands for several reasons including better quality, product safety, lack of domestic availability, and lower prices.

«Vermont's mandatory GMO labeling law — Act 120 — is a costly and misguided measure that will set the nation on a path toward a 50 - state patchwork of GMO labeling policies that do nothing to advance the health and safety of consumers,» the Grocery Manufacturers Association said in a statement about the lawsuit.

The food industry should be aware of and prepared to respond to new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations, a continued push for legislation requiring the labeling of genetically engineered food and an influx of new consumer fraud class actions directed at product labeling.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.)- Dr. Leon Bruner, Chief Science Officer of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), today announced the appointment of Emilia C. Lonardo, Ph.D. as Vice President of Consumer Product Safety and Science Policy.

In fact, most eggs sold in cartons are not pasteurized, and the massive industry recall of 500 million eggs in August 2010 as a result of more than 1900 illnesses from Salmonella, added to consumer fears related to egg safety.

The purchase stirred consumer concerns about domestic pork supplies and food safety in the United States, including by then - Chair of the Senate Ag Committee, Senator Debbie Stabenow.

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

The new gluten threshold and sampling plan outlined in the study provides valuable guidance to processors and enhances the safety of whole grain products certified by GFCO for consumers.

A leader in food safety, quality control, and innovation, Markon is also mindful of the produce industry's impact on people — from field workers to consumers.

The organic foods industry has long - established, legally mandated safeguards that ensure food safety for consumers, including full food product traceability, accountability of food production methods and strict controls on potential sources of food contamination.

The organic sector looks forward to continued collaboration with FDA to help create and support food safety systems, helpful guidance and research that meet the needs of organic farmers, consumers and public health regulators.

[53][54][55] A Pew Research Centre survey in 2012 indicated that 41 % of Chinese consumers thought of food safety as a very big problem, up by three times from 12 % in 2008.

Consumers place significant onus for ensuring the safety of food and beverages on the companies that make them, and yet their trust in manufacturers to deliver this is at rock bottom — creating a dangerous gap that can be closed only with increased transparency,...