Posts tagged consumers

• Are Your Clothes Spying On You?

  David Mittleman | July 28, 2010 1:32 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Wal-Mart recently announced that it would begin using advanced electronic ID tags in its underwear and jeans, a move that the company claims will assist in controlling inventory. However, some...

• FDA Would Do Better to Regulate Pre-Market Quality Control of Over-the-Counter Drugs

  David Mittleman | May 30, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  When the Food and Drug Administration recalled more than 40 varieties of liquid pediatric Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, and Zyrtec last month they advised consumers to use drugstore “house...

• Walgreen's Won't Sell At-Home DNA Tests Any Time Soon as FDA Intervenes

  David Mittleman | May 14, 2010 3:21 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Pathway Genomics’ DNA tests allege that from a small saliva sample, they can assess a person’s risk of getting more than 70 diseases. The kits, which cost about $20 via the...

• Role Model Johnson & Johnson Fails Brand Crisis Management, Business Scholars Argue

  David Mittleman | January 21, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The Harvard Business School has long used a template to teach its business students how to handle a brand crisis, such as a recall. The template is based on Johnson & Johnson's conduct in 1982,...

• CPSC Announces 11 Additional Infant Deaths Attributable to Simplicity Cribs

  David Mittleman | December 27, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Despite numerous recalls and warnings, the number of infant deaths attributable to Simplicity cribs has risen to 11. The cribs were originally recalled because the drop-down sides of the cribs were...

• Public Interest Group Discovers Toys with Lead, Dangerous Chemicals Still on Store Shelves

  David Mittleman | November 30, 2009 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  As the holiday season approaches many parents will travel to the stores, eager to swoop up the latest toys for their children. Luckily, a new law that bans six dangerous chemicals from...

• CPSC Investigates Claims That iPods Contain Lithium-Ion Battery that Bursts Into Flames

  David Mittleman | October 14, 2009 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  iPod users beware: the Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating several more complaints from consumers that allege that their iPods, iPod Touches, and iPhones are overheating, and in...

• Sears Spies On Customers, Receives Light Punishment for Bad Behavior

  David Mittleman | September 16, 2009 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Be careful of where you shop—online, that is. Back in June, the Sears Roebuck Company settled with the Federal Trade Commission, after it was revealed that Sears used a spying program to...

• Lawsuit leads to lower prices for prescription drugs

  David Mittleman | June 13, 2009 1:14 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Consumers could see some relief from their prescription drug costs—the prices of hundreds of brand name drugs are about to be cut 4% and prescription drug users may soon receive a...

• Michigan State Senator, Gretchen Whitmer, Fights to Hold Drug Companies Accountable

  David Mittleman | March 06, 2009 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Michigan Senator, Gretchen Whitmer, made compelling comments today on the Wyeth v. Levine ruling. The Levine ruling was a great success for consumers in 49 states, but not for consumers in Michigan....