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

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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.

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STATEMENT: BATTLE AGAINST ROBOCALLS ENTERS NEW ERA JUNE 30

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STATEMENT: BATTLE AGAINST ROBOCALLS ENTERS NEW ERA JUNE 30

BOSTON -- Starting Wednesday, Americans can expect to receive fewer annoying, illegal robocalls. That’s the deadline the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) imposed on most phone providers nationwide to install Caller ID verification to confirm whether calls on their network are actually coming from the number on display. 

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

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.

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STATEMENT: CONSUMERS NEED TO GO ON DEFENSE AFTER FACEBOOK DATA BREACH

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STATEMENT: CONSUMERS NEED TO GO ON DEFENSE AFTER FACEBOOK DATA BREACH

MENLO PARK, CA -- Facebook users need to be extra vigilant in the weeks and months ahead because identity thieves could use information from their accounts to try and commit fraud.   Reports emerged Saturday that a hacker published data from more than 533 million Facebook users from 106 countries, including 32 million Americans. The compromised data includes full names, phone numbers, Facebook IDs, birthdates, bios, locations and, in some cases, email addresses, according to Business Insider.

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