FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Home-Use Diagnostic Kits Marketed by Globus Media
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to use unapproved home-use diagnostic test kits that have been marketed nationwide via the Internet by Globus Media, Montreal, Canada. The use of these products could result in false results that could lead to significant adverse health consequences. The illegal kits are labeled as: Rapid HIV Test Kit. * Rapid Syphilis Te...Wireless carriers mislead consumers about USF reform
customers with access to high-tech communication services. Beginning with traditional wireline telephone service and now with high-speed broadband Internet service in...Are consumers confused by search engine ads?
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A new bill being worked on by state legislators would require organizations that store personal information on Wisconsin residents to notify those residents if their personal data has been obtained by an unauthorized party. LRB-2214, recently introduced by state Senator Ted Kanavas and state Representative Jeff Fitzgerald, aims to protect Wisconsin residents from being harmed by the kind...AD:TECH: Advertisers face harsh lessons at the hands of powerful consumers
agreed, and the growing presence of the Internet allows them to quickly sink a product or company's reputation. The result? More power in the hands of customers, and a greater need for companies to watch t...The New Green Revolution offers hope to poor farmers and poor consumers
SAN FRANCISCO Outside the convention hall, I stopped last week to chat with a protester whose sign read: Biotechnology is making poor farmers poorer. He was a young and pleasant enough guy just caught up in his own rhetoric. I told him biotechnology may be the last, best hope for the worlds poorest farmers, not to mention the hundreds of millions of people who dont get enough to eat be...Identifying What Consumers Look For On Food Stuff Labels
A recent online survey of more than 21,100 consumers in 38 markets it was seen that one in two Europeans// regularly check food packaging and labeling for fat content, while two in five people regularly check for calorie and sugar content. The consumers were asked how much they understood food labeling, when they would check nutritional information and labeling and what they check for a...Consumers Becoming More Health Conscious Than Calorie Conscious
The rising success of low-GI foods may be down to their promise of longer lasting satisfaction //compared with the deprivation associated with low-calorie or reduced fat foods. The glycaemic index, which ranks foods based on the speed at which the sugars are broken down and released into the body, is emerging as the basis for a healthy diet, and as a means of losing weight....With More Appearance Conscious Consumers The Need For Slimming Products Is Rapidly Rising
With the increase in concern of ones appearance, their a large demand for slimming products among consumers shows a latest survey conducted in Belgium.// The survey also shows that slimming products in Belgium grew by 14 per cent in value over 2004 to reach a retail value of €29 million. Despite the drive by both doctors and government authorities to increase awareness of...Consumers of soft drinks to be more alert
A lawyer from Kerala has claimed to have found a rat's tail in a 200 ml bottle of Fanta, (Batch number 1143 B dated April 13, 2005) a soft drink from the Coca Cola Company.There has been no doubt over the finding and it has been decided to file a petition against // the company under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. Coca Cola is yet to respond to the allegation. The allegati...Consumers Worried About Trans-Fats The Most
Trans fats are a hotly debated topic in the health fraternity these days. A survey of 5,279 Americans found that food consumers are more concerned about trans-fats than carbohydrates.// Among the surveyed, 21 percent strongly wanted to limit intake of trans-fats, which had been known to raise bad cholesterol and lower good cholesterol, killing thousands a year in the US. In compar...