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	How New Electronic Check Law Affects Consumers
		In that case, the consumer does not receive a 10 day right of recredit even if the electronic image of the check is paid twice, paid for the wrong amount, or if both the electronic image and the paper check are paid.
		Consumers Union and other consumer groups believe that consumers should have a right to recredit for every check that is processed wholly or partly electronically.
		Consumers Union and the Consumer Federation of America recommend seven policies banks and other financial institutions could adopt to improve Check 21 for consumers.
	www.consumersunion.org /finance/ckclear1002.htm (2605 words)

	Consumers Union: cow needs retest for BSE
		Consumers Union last Thursday asked USDA to retest a cow that was determined in November 2004 to be negative for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) using a test called the “Western blot.”
		Representatives of the Consumers Union met with USDA officials earlier in February and urged the agency to revise its testing methods.
		The Consumers Union is asking the USDA to not only retest the cow from November 2004, but also to send samples from the cow to the UK for independent testing.
	www.wlj.net /editorial/022805_consumers_union_cow_retest.asp (203 words)

	Consumer Reports -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Consumer Reports is known for publishing accurate reviews and comparisons of consumer products based on results from its in-house testing (A workplace for the conduct of scientific research) laboratory.
		Consumer Reports tests and ratings of (4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine) automobiles are highly respected in the automotive industry.
		Consumer Reports should not be confused with (Click link for more info and facts about Consumers Digest) Consumers Digest, a for-profit publication which does accept advertisements and allows companies to use its reviews for (The commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service) marketing purposes.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/consumer_reports.htm (165 words)

	Comments CU - Assessment of Scientific Information Concerning StarLink Corn (Cry9C Bt Corn Plant-Pesticide) EPA Docket ...
		Consumers Union* thanks the EPA for the opportunity to comment on Aventis' petition for a temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for the genetically engineered plant-pesticide materials (Cry9C protein and the genetic material necessary for the production of this protein) in StarLink.
		Consumers Union* is a nonprofit membership organization chartered in 1936 under the laws of the State of New York to provide consumers with information, education and counsel about goods, services, health, and personal finances; and to initiate and cooperate with individual and group efforts to maintain and enhance the quality of life for consumers.
		Consumers Union's income is derived solely from the sale of Consumer Reports, its other publications and from noncommercial contributions, grants and fees.
	www.biotech-info.net /CU_comment_OPP-00688.html (2535 words)

	KosherConsumer.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Kosher Consumers Union is America's foremost advocate of issues Concerning the kosher consumer.
		Kosher Consumers Union is protecting the kosher consumer by informing about mislabeling and false advertising that applies to food products that are falsely held out to the public as having met the Kosher Consumer's standards.
		Kosher Consumers Union, is the publisher the Bnei Torah Newsletter and The Educated Kosher Consumer, a weekly newspaper column.
	www.kosherconsumer.org (159 words)

	SA NATIONAL CONSUMERS UNION
		To keep all sectors of the consumers and the suppliers of goods and services informed of matters that concern them to educate them as to their legal rights and obligations.
		The first consumer movement was founded in the 1950's by the "grandmother of consumerism", Mrs Dorothy van der Westhuizen, acting on a directive given to her at a conference of the International Council of Women in Athens.
		The Consumer Union drew in the leading women's organisations and it is due to their faith in the movement that it can today claim such widespread support.
	www.sancu.co.za (545 words)

	Boston.com / Business / Consumers Union, Suzuki settle lawsuit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Suzuki and Consumers Union filed a joint motion Thursday to have the case dismissed, and the court complied, said Consumers Union spokeswoman Linda Wagner.
		Consumers Union and Suzuki said they still disagree on the validity of Consumer Reports' avoidance maneuver tests on the Samurai in 1988.
		Consumers Union also said it has never questioned the safety of any other Suzuki model it has tested.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2004/07/08/consumers_union_suzuki_settle_lawsuit?mode=PF (812 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Consumers Union Urges USDA to Adopt Western..." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Consumers Union is also urging USDA to rapidly complete the process of tracing the origins of the animal, as well as other animals in the herd.
		Consumers Union also states that the cuts that are least likely to contain the infectious agent are solid cuts of beef with no bone in them.
		Consumers Union wrote John R. Clifford, Deputy Administrator of the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in January, urging the agency to employ the Western blot test on all past and future suspect mad cow cases, and obtain independent review of any positive test results from the expert laboratory in Weybridge, England.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=48759 (721 words)

	Consumers Union - Kidsrule Comment
		Consumers Union recognizes the benefits of the World Wide Web, especially in opening doors to the world through access to a variety of sites containing a lifetime of information.
		Consumers Union fails to see any compelling commercial interest to allow a website to collect personal information from children without their parent's knowledge or consent.
		Consumers Union appreciates this opportunity to comment on the proposed rule and will provide further comments as appropriate.
	www.ftc.gov /privacy/comments/conunion.htm (1738 words)

	Suzuki and Consumers Union Agree to Settle Lawsuit \| American International Automobile Dealers \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Consumers Union must refer to the agreement whenever it mentions ratings or testing of the Samurai.
		The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Consumers Union appeal last November, and the case was headed for a jury trial in California before Thursday’s settlement.
		Consumers Union won a jury trial in April 2000 over a lawsuit filed by Isuzu, which claimed that Consumer Reports rigged a test so that the Trooper SUV would be prone to tip up.
	www.aiada.org /article.asp?id=19268 (570 words)

	Comment 024 -- Consumers Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Consumers Union (CU) addresses some of the issues that are the subject of the Commission's inquiry in two articles in the just-published May 1997 issue of Consumer Reports.
		We request that the editor of these two articles, Jeffrey Fox, an Assistant Editor of Consumer Reports, be listed to testify at the scheduled June hearings to address issues related to sessions 2 and 3 of the hearings.
		Use of material from Consumers Union for advertising or other purposes is prohibited.
	www.ftc.gov /bcp/privacy/wkshp97/comments2/conunion.htm (278 words)

	PND On the Web - Consumers Union
		Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, is an independent, nonprofit testing and information organization that serves only consumers.
		Its Consumer Policy Institute in Yonkers, New York, and its three advocacy offices in Washington, D.C. San Francisco; and Austin, focus on research, education, and policy analysis on consumer topics that are regional, national, and international in scope.
		Consumers can also use the site to look up contributions to their elected officials by political action committees, check congressional schedules, and sign up for e-mail alerts about breaking issues.
	fdncenter.org /pnd/ontheweb/otw.jhtml?id=42200029 (275 words)

	Consumers Union Launches Consumer WebWatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In February, Consumer WebWatch established a board of over 25 advisors who were selected as “experienced professionals in consumer advocacy, electronic commerce, academia, and journalism.” Among the Consumer Issues advisors is Eugenie Prime, library director at Hewlett-Packard.
		Among the current winners were Medscape.com for its privacy and ethics disclosure, modernhumorist.com for a useful masthead, overture.com (formerly GoTo.com) for its clear disclosure of how much advertisers pay for placement, latimes.com for clear labeling of Advertisements, nytimes.com for a daily updated corrections page, and rhinos-irf.org for an effective mission statement.
		Consumer WebWatch will update daily and offer consumer-oriented news from other publications as well as details on its own research, guidelines, and e-Ratings.
	www.infotoday.com /newsbreaks/nb020429-2.htm (772 words)

	hearusnow.org: Home Page
		Consumers Union and Consumer Federation of America issued a statement on the FCC approval of the SBC-AT&T and Verizon-MCI merger applications.
		Consumer groups said Justice Department approval of two mega-mergers — SBC/AT&T, and Verizon/MCI — signals the end of national competition policy, as the newly formed telecommunications giants will control about 90 percent of residential wireline, 70 percent of long distance, and up to half of the wireless telephone service in their respective regions.
		Consumers Union and the Minority Media Telecommunications Council urged the Federal Communication Commission to require that Emergency Alerts be translated in the event of a disaster.
	www.hearusnow.org (843 words)

	deseretnews.com \| FDA failing to protect American consumers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In May 2004, Consumer Reports identified a "dirty dozen" list of herbal supplements that, according to government warnings, reports of adverse reactions and top experts, are too dangerous to be on the market.
		Consumers deserve the same information the FDA and the companies have about drugs so they can make informed decisions.
		Consumers Union supports a registry because all study results — bad and good — should be available to the public so that doctors, researchers and consumers can have access to potentially lifesaving information.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600106464,00.html?AddInterest=1305 (695 words)

	ConsumerReports.org - Mad-cow disease update 12/03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Until more information is available, individuals need to make a judgement about their risk tolerance, according to the food-safety experts at Consumers Union's Consumer Policy Institute.
		Until more is known, the answer to that question depends on your personal risk tolerance, To play it completely safe, you may wish to abstain from eating deer and elk meat until results of ongoing studies more clearly define any human health risks.
		Consumers Union believes the federal government should take added steps to end practices that could undermine the safety of meat.
	www.consumerreports.org /static/0312mad0.html (766 words)

	Consumers Union Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The magazine Consumer Reports' December issue warned readers that perc levels may be "unacceptably high" in apartments that are located in the same building as drycleaning plants.
		Nevertheless, Consumers Union alleged that modern dry-to-dry closed systems are not sufficient to prevent perc from leaking into the air of neighboring apartments.
		In the Consumers Union study, average perc levels were greater than 1,000 micrograms per cubic meter in eight of the apartments.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /horning1/news/custory.html (661 words)

	Statement Regarding Consumers Union Study on Pesticides and Food (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The type of statistical model Consumers Union used for the study was flawed, and most of the organization's 'researchers' for the study were not researchers or scientists.
		Consumers Union found fewer residue violations on imported food because the Food and Drug Administration and the Agriculture Department take fewer samples of imported produce.
		Consumers Union's attempt to frighten consumers and steer them away from selected fruits and vegetables was nothing short of irresponsible.
	www.fb.org /news/nr/nr99/nr0219.html (415 words)

	CONSUMER REPORTS [646]
		Consumers Union does not permit users of its material to use its name or work, including this database, in advertising or as an endorsement of any product or service or for any other commercial purpose.
		Consumer Reports publishes results of tests on products ranging from major purchases such as automobiles and appliances to everyday items, such as foods and cleaning supplies.
		Database copyrighted by Consumers Union of United States, Inc. This database is the property of, and is available from, Consumers Union of United States, Inc. Customer agrees to abide by Consumers Union's no-commercialization policy.
	library.dialog.com /bluesheets/htmlaa/bl0646.html (292 words)

	www.eco-labels.org \| Feature Story
		Consumers Union is very pleased to see that the government is launching the National Organic Program.
		Consumers can now be assured that when they see organic labels, they should mean the same thing consistently from product to product, says Urvashi Rangan, director of Consumers Union's www.eco-labels.org web site that tracks the meaning and credibility of environmental labels on food, wood, and personal hygiene products.
		Consumers Union experts have submitted more than 10 sets of public comments to the government on the development of these standards.
	www.eco-labels.org /feature.cfm?FeatureID=2 (452 words)

	AllRefer.com - Consumers' Union (Private Organizations) - Encyclopedia
		Consumers' Union, product testing and rating organization founded (1936) to provide consumers with information and counsel regarding major retail goods and services.
		Through its monthly Consumer Reports (circulation c.4.5 million) and its Internet site (c.325,000 subscribers), the union reports on a diverse range of products, from major appliances and automobiles to health-care and family-planning aids.
		The organization, whose headquarters are in Yonkers, N.Y., also represents consumer interests at government hearings and at international meetings.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/ConsumerU.html (184 words)

	Scribbler
		Lisa is currently the director for Consumers Union's www.StopHospitalInfections.org campaign, aimed at reducing hospital-acquired infections by raising public awareness and seeking publication of hospital infection rates.
		She serves as a media spokesperson for Consumers Union on a variety of subjects and also regularly conducts policy analysis.
		In addition to her career as a respected health, consumer, and environmental advocate, Dr. Rangan is also a noted multimedia expert, producing two short documentaries on sustainable development issues in India, titled Zero-Waste and Silk: Environmental Economics.
	www.consumersunion.org /scribbler/about.html (1569 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Consumers Union Asks Feds to Retest Suspect Mad Cow After Crucial Test Omitted..." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A Consumers Union delegation met earlier this month with USDA officials and today issued a letter to USDA Secretary Mike Johanns (http://www.consumersunion.org/campaigns/Dear_Secretary_Johanns.pdf) urging the agency to revise its testing methods.
		Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, is an independent, nonprofit testing and information organization serving only the consumer.
		Consumers Union is a comprehensive source of unbiased advice about products and services, personal finance, health nutrition, and other consumer concerns.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=43493 (589 words)

	Consumers Credit Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Consumers Credit Union, your member owned financial institution, is committed to providing you financial products and services to meet your needs and reach your financial goals.
		In order to conduct the business of the credit union, we may also disclose nonpublic personal information about you under other circumstances as permitted or required by law.
		Consumers Credit Union is committed to protecting the privacy of our members.
	www.consumerscu.org /ccupages/privacy.htm (579 words)

	Consumers Union irked by posted reports -- Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
		Consumers Union does not accept outside advertising for any of its publications nor do we accept commercial contributions.
		Consumers Union will take all steps open to it to prevent commercial use of its materials, its name, or the name of CONSUMER REPORTS®.
		Consumers could be likely to believe that the product with the confusingly similar mark is produced by the organization that holds the registered mark.
	www.chillingeffects.org /copyright/notice.cgi?NoticeID=217 (3525 words)

	Consumers Union Wants Better Mad Cow Testing
		Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to adopt the Western blot test in addition to its current testing methods to determine if a suspected animal has mad cow disease.
		In light of the positive Western blot test on an animal originally testing negative in November, Consumers Union said it is urging USDA to immediately send brain tissue to a laboratory in England for independent confirmation.
		Consumers Union also said that the cuts that are least likely to contain the infectious agent are solid cuts of beef with no bone in them.
	www.consumeraffairs.com /news04/2005/mad_cow_cu.html (697 words)

	Astra International and Consumers Union Recall of Glove Compartment Organizers
		Consumer Reports magazine, published by Consumers Union, offered this premium to new subscribers between October 2001 and April 2002.
		Those who return the kit to Consumers Union or show they've discarded it will also have their magazine subscription extended for six months free of charge.
		Consumers Union has notified consumers directly by mail about this recall.
	www.keepkidshealthy.com /recalls/household_products/02537.html (327 words)

	Consumers Union
		WASHINGTON - April 28 - Preliminary estimates released today by the government reveal the highest number of motor vehicle deaths since 1990 and a 10 percent increase in SUV rollover deaths in the past year, sounding a wake-up call to Congress that key auto-safety provisions must be passed immediately.
		Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, renewed its call on Congress to approve safety measures in S. 1072, which was passed by the Senate in February but opposed by both the House leadership and the Bush Administration, which has described the safety measures as "too prescriptive."
		Consumers Union’s testing has shown these systems to be effective in preventing rollovers.
	www.commondreams.org /news2004/0428-04.htm (519 words)

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