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Automobiles
A deadly loophole
The next time you rent a car, it may have a dangerous defect that you know nothing about. A loophole in existing law allows car rental companies to rent you a vehicle that has been recalled for safety reasons. The rental agency doesn’t have to tell you about the recall, and they don’t have to Continue Reading
A banner year for product safety
From the Consumer Reports Safety Blog: We can’t remember a year when product safety garnered so much public attention. Consumer confidence was shaken as we saw recall after recall on toys, tires, toothpaste, and more. We dubbed 2007 “The Year of the Recall.”
