The BBC show The World has once again raised the issue of whether food from China is safe. More of our food is coming from there and that is cause for concern for many. After the melamine poisoning deaths among Chinese children and other high profile health threats from food there, it makes sense that consumers would have pause. How big a deal is it? Well, for any family...
CHICAGO — Thanks to Kids in Danger for honoring me Thursday night with its 2011 Best Friend award. I have been writing about product safety issues for 13 years, with a special focus on children’s product safety. It is particularly gratifying to be recognized by Kids in Danger — a group whose founders were part of a year-long investigation I did on the recall system in 1999 for the...
At The Consumer Chronicle, we’d like to think that when you’re looking for consumer advice, this is the place to turn. A story in today’s New York Daily News seems to agree. Columnist Jean Chatzky, finance editor and regular on “The Today Show,” gave a nice nod to TheConsumerChronicle.com in today’s paper. She quoted me on how to deal with companies when you’re having trouble and how to avoid...
