Media Statements

Statement: FTC to crack down on companies’ anti-repair restrictions

The Federal Trade Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a new policy statement that outlines anti-repair practices it will view as illegal. The new guidance comes two weeks after President Joe Biden issued an executive order calling for the FTC to issue new rules to protect the Right to Repair -- and two months after the FTC issued its landmark “Nixing the Fix” report on repair restrictions. That report found many examples of manufacturers’ practices it has now ruled are enforceable violations. 

Media Statements ●  July 21, 2021

STATEMENT: FTC to crack down on companies’ anti-repair restrictions

Federal Trade Commission indicates it will pursue policies that violate consumer, antitrust laws.

Media Statements ●  July 21, 2021

STATEMENT: FTC to crack down on companies’ anti-repair restrictions

The Federal Trade Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a new policy statement that outlines anti-repair practices it will view as illegal.

Media Statements ●  July 21, 2021

Consumer alerts

Statement: Johnson & Johnson recalls sunscreen products after tests detect carcinogens

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. said Wednesday it’s voluntarily recalling all lots of five types of Neutrogena and Aveeno aerosol sunscreen after internal testing showed “low levels of benzene” -- which can cause cancer -- in some samples. J&J also said consumers should stop using the sunscreen.

Media Statements ●  July 15, 2021

Consumer alerts

Statement: Johnson & Johnson recalls sunscreen products after tests detect carcinogens

Recall comes seven weeks after a testing company warned the FDA

Media Statements ●  July 15, 2021

Consumer alerts

Statement: Safe Sleep Act passes House, awaits vote in Senate

In an effort to protect infants from unsafe consumer products, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021.

Media Statements ●  June 23, 2021

Corporate responsibility

Statement: Target’s new plastic packaging goal is a step in the right direction

The Fortune 50 retailer Target announced a new goal Tuesday to reduce its use of virgin plastic 20 percent by 2025 across its own brand frequency products. It is part of a new sustainability strategy called Target Forward and covers such key categories as household cleaning, personal care and beauty.

Media Statements ●  June 22, 2021

Consumer alerts

Statement: Beech-Nut to stop selling some rice cereal over arsenic concerns

Beech-Nut will stop selling all single grain rice cereal after Alaska state officials discovered high arsenic levels during routing sampling, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) said in a statement released Tuesday.

Media Statements ●  June 9, 2021

Consumer alerts

Statement: CPSC vote to regulate infant sleep products will save lives

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission approved tough new standards Wednesday to regulate several infant sleep products for the first time.

Media Statements ●  June 2, 2021

Right to repair

Statement: Landmark FTC report calls for action on Right to Repair

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report today on manufacturers' use of restrictive repair tactics that have kept consumers from repairing their own products.

Media Statements ●  May 6, 2021