consumer alerts

In a letter sent to dietary supplement manufacturers this week, the Food and Drug Administration addressed escalating concerns about undeclared or deceptively labeled ingredients in products marketed as "natural" alternatives to prescription drugs. The letter comes after nearly 300 consumer alerts...

Federal law enforcement agencies, state investigators and prosecutors, civil enforcement authorities, and the private sector banded together today to protect homeowners from criminals operating foreclosure or loan modification schemes. This new, coordinated effort will improve fraud investigations,...

Most of us know that when we moved the clocks ahead one hour last weekend, we were also supposed to change the batteries in the smoke alarms (safety groups recommend doing this twice a year when you spring ahead and fall back). Turns out, those of us with children may also want to consider...