The National Consumers League (NCL), along with eight other consumer advocacy groups, sent a joint letter to the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation urging action on travelers’ urgent needs and priorities that have been exacerbated by the pandemic.
Almost 50 years since the Supreme Court ruling in 1973, Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion, the protections provided by Roe were overturned today by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS).
NCL has submitted comments to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in support of new recommendations for the influenza, pneumococcal, and tick-borne encephalitis vaccines.
About two-thirds of Americans consumed “plant-based meat alternatives” – or PBMAs – in the past year, with 20 percent eating them at least weekly, according to an August 2021 survey.
NCL is welcoming news from the Senate that Dr. Robert Califf has been confirmed to serve as the next commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
H.R. 4445 upholds the right of those who have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment in their workplace to hold the abusers accountable in court, rather than being sent to a closed-door arbitration forum often controlled by the employer or company.
NCL has released “A woman’s right to choose: Equal access to health care threatened,” a new episode in its podcast series We Can Do This!.
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly accelerated the growth of e-commerce…
NCL is calling for the removal of episodes of Joe Rogan’s podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” that contain demonstrably harmful misinformation related to masks, vaccines, and other public health measures.
Today NCL provided oral testimony to the CDC;s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in support of the approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine and pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.
The work of the National Consumers League is making a difference in people’s lives across the country. Meet some of the consumers touched by our programs.
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Paige, 55, a Nashville wife and mother of two, answered an employment ad for secret shoppers. Before sending payment to the scammers, she reached out to NCL.
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A grease fire flared up in Decklan’s kitchen. As his family scrambled and panicked, fearing that the whole house might erupt in flames, Decklan remained calm. He hurried over to the pantry, grabbed some baking soda, and dumped it on the fire quickly extinguishing the blaze.
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Cincinnati resident Charles, 45, lost his computer business — and health insurance— during a time of economic downturn. A diabetic, Charles was now unable to afford his medication. He stopped taking it which made him seriously ill and put his life at risk.
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Jeremy is a fast-food worker who has been employed at a number of Chipotle restaurants in New York City. When he was just 20 years old, he took part in an NCL research project that revealed that management practices within the fast food chain were putting workers—and food safety for customers—at risk.
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