Our Impact
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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Preventing yet another victim
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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Building a stronger generation
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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Script Your Future saved my life
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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For a safer workplace
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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Featured Content
Stopping the epidemic of catalytic converter theft
April 11, 2024: For many years, I drove a 2007 Toyota Prius. I loved my little fuel-efficient and quiet machine, getting 45 mph and putting almost 189,000+ miles on it. All went well until one night a few years ago.
Not so fast, PBMs: You aren’t fooling consumers
April 9, 2024: A recent op-ed, “It’s Time for Facts in the PBM Debate” by the president of one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), is at odds with the reality of what consumers are facing when we go to the pharmacy.
It’s time for U.S. tobacco companies to protect all child tobacco workers
Reid Maki is the director of child labor advocacy at the National…
Tips to reduce food waste during the pandemic and beyond
The National Consumers League (NCL) has been an early…
The impact of COVID-19 on child labor
Combatting child labor during a global pandemic is a staggering…
Vaccine hesitancy and the unique challenge of COVID-19
By NCL Health Policy intern Talia Zitner
Around the globe, researchers…
Sweetened with what? Lack of transparency and misleading claims make reducing added sugars confusing
Many of us are probably trying to heed the advice of the U.S.…
Top of mind: HHS’s reversal of Obama-era transgender nondiscrimination healthcare protections
By Nissa Shaffi, NCL Associate Director of Health Policy
On…
Keeping meatpacking workers safe in the age of COVID-19: A view from the front lines
By Nailah John, Linda Golodner Food Safety and Nutrition…
The death of Zohra Shah is a call for action: Child domestic servants must be protected
Reid Maki is the director of child labor advocacy at the National…
Observing World Food Safety Day: Food safety, foodborne illnesses, and the pandemic.
By Nailah John, Linda Golodner Food Safety and Nutrition…