Banning water beads would prevent more fatal injuries
Marketed towards kids, water beads are small colorful toys that grow in water. But they can cause serious harm to small children and even fatal injuries.
Get the information, tools and resources it takes to protect yourself in today’s ever-changing marketplace.
These days we all need to be smart consumers. We need access to the information and resources it takes to avoid the latest scams, stop identity thieves, spot rip offs and keep unsafe food and toxic products out of our shopping carts. PIRG’s consumer watchdog team does the research, publicizes issues through the media, produces consumer guides, and sends out consumer alerts so we all have the tools to make smart, safe, informed choices.
Marketed towards kids, water beads are small colorful toys that grow in water. But they can cause serious harm to small children and even fatal injuries.
Our guide provides tips for avoiding price-gouging and a how-to for reporting bad actors.
Three years after a federal law started requiring phone companies to install anti-robocall technology, less than half of those companies have completed the installation.
10 outbreaks - 4 included Massachusetts- sickened, hospitalized, killed people nationwide
The White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Wednesday announced wide-sweeping consumer protection rules targeting aspects of air travel that have infuriated travelers for years.
Facility fees increase health costs costs
New bill filed in Congress to outlaw sale of unsafe, recalled cars.
Consumer Watchdog, PIRG
Senior Director, Federal Consumer Program, PIRG