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Privacy Tip #516 – Literally Everyone In the U.S. is Being Attacked by Cybercriminals
Consumer Reports (CR), Aspen Digital, and the Global Cyber Alliance recently released the fifth annual Consumer Cyber Readiness Report for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The report explores how American consumers perceive…
Marler Blog
Why Food Safety Needs a Project 2027
By Bill Marler
I have been doing this since January 1993. A hamburger at Jack in the Box put me in the food safety business, and I have said for more than thirty…
Marler Blog
A Tip of the Pen to Consumer Reports’ Paris Martineau: She Wrote the Clearest Account Yet of What Went Wrong in the Cyclospora Outbreak. Here Is What I Would Add to Each of Her Four Takeaways.
By Bill Marler
Paris Martineau is an investigative reporter at Consumer Reports, and on October 9 she published the best post-mortem anyone has written on the 2026 Cyclospora outbreak: The Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over. The Gaps It Exposed…
Marler Blog
Toxics Off the Table: EWG Rallies Against the FRESH Act on Tuesday, and I Am With Them
By Bill Marler
The Environmental Working Group is holding a rally in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, September 15, at 2 p.m., at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial. It is called Toxics Off the Table!,…
Marler Blog
A Shout-Out to My Friend Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan, for Asking the Question Nobody in the Industry Wants Asked: Why Do Americans Keep Getting Sick From Food?
By Bill Marler
My friend Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan, published a piece this morning at KOMO News and Checkbook that asks the question I have been asked at kitchen tables for more than thirty years.…
The Daily Intake
Consumer Reports Requests USDA to Release Information Regarding Salmonella Testing
On June 11, 2026, Consumer Reports, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), requesting the release of information about salmonella testing methods for…
P.I.S.S.D.
The Dangers to Pedestrians from Growing Blind Spots in Modern SUVs and Pickups
By Bob Kraft
Why Vehicle Design Matters Beyond Occupant Safety In recent decades, vehicles—especially SUVs and pickups—have grown larger, heavier, and taller. While many of these design changes were intended to enhance occupant…
Red Clover Advisors Blog
How Safe Are Kids’ GPS Trackers and Smartwatches?
By Jodi Daniels, She Said Privacy/He Said Security
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Marler Blog
Safe Food Coalition urges action on Infant Formula after Botulism Outbreak
By Bill Marler
The Safe Food Coalition wants stronger oversight of infant formula production and the reinstatement of FDA food inspectors, citing the ongoing outbreak of botulism infections as a case in point.…
Food Safety News
Consumer Reports finds excessive amounts of lead in protein shakes
By News Desk
Consumer Reports is urging the FDA to establish strict limits on lead in protein powders and shakes in light of its new investigation that found troubling levels of toxic heavy…