Consumer Protection

Success: Ticket Sellers Eliminate “Hidden Fees”

Hidden fees can hit the pocketbooks of consumers hard, particularly during uncertain economic times. Applaud victories against this deceptive practice.

Stop Excessive Fertilizer and Pesticide Use on Store Bought Produce

Store bought produce is grown with dangerous chemicals that put our health at risk and compromise the soil that grows our food. Both the environment and the public’s safety is being compromised for convenient production strategies. Demand change.

Stop Selling Deadly Raw Milk

Raw milk contains dangerous bacteria that can lead to food-poisoning and other illnesses. Milk needs to go through pasteurization before being consumed. Demand the banning of raw milk sales nationwide.

Protect Digital Wallets and Mobile Money Transfers From Scammers

Consumers are increasingly relying on their phones and computers to complete important financial transactions. Demand enhanced protections for on-the-rise mobile money transfer services.

Protect Soft Drink Consumers From Price-Gouging and Health Risks

The world’s top soft drink manufacturer is ripping off consumers while potentially putting their health at risk with some of its most popular products. Demand pricing and development strategies that benefit loyal customers.

Protect Homeowners From Climate Crush

Homeowners are losing crucial protections for their residences because of climate change and extreme weather. Demand leaders work to rectify this growing headache for consumers.

Don’t Let More Submarines Become Underwater Graveyards

A submersible that reportedly imploded near the sunken Titanic has put a harsh spotlight on absent safety standards putting passengers of these underwater vessels at dire risk. Call for strong life-saving protections to rein in this dangerously unregulated industry.

Stop Cancer-Causing Toxins From Invading Drinking Water

Dangerous manufacturing chemicals called PFAS have contributed to the deaths of millions. Cancer, kidney disease, and reproductive issues are just some of the effects of this deadly toxin. Demand authorities take action to stop PFAS from polluting our environment.

Prevent Lethal Train and Car Accidents by Investing in Infrastructure

A deadly train disaster has called renewed attention to India’s dangerous history with transportation. Urge reforms that can save lives on the rails and on the roads.

Justice for Tenants Maimed and Killed in Allegedly Preventable Building Collapse

If not for the alleged negligence of a building owner and of city officials, lives and livelihoods could have been saved in an Iowa apartment collapse. Demand any responsible parties be held to full legal account.

Success: Crucial Emergency Alerts for Drivers Preserved

AM radio, a source of life-saving emergency messages, will live on after all in at least one major auto manufacturer, and perhaps every new vehicle in the country. Applaud the preservation of a crucial source of communication and information for drivers.

Protect Renters From Unaffordable Housing and Eviction

Renters are too often the victims of unscrupulous practices and of state laws that fail to protect them. Demand tenants’ rights receive full legal recognition.

Don’t Deprive Low-Income Kids of Milk and Dairy

Got milk? For millions of kids and women, the answer may soon be not enough to maintain health and well-being. Demand a renewed dedication to ensuring strong dairy intake regardless of income level.

Don’t Deprive Drivers of Radio Emergency Alerts

Crucial emergency alerts may soon be lost to drivers of new vehicles that lack AM radio. Demand the traffic agency tasked with saving lives protect this life-saving service.

Protect Eye Drop Users From Infection and Potential Death

Eyedrops have apparently been linked to a harmful bacterial outbreak that has, in the worst cases, caused blindness and death. Demand regulators do more to safeguard consumers from this potential threat.

Twitter: Don’t be a Propaganda Machine for Mexican Drug Cartels

Twitter is reportedly becoming the propaganda machine for Mexican drug cartels. Cartel members are apparently openly flaunting videos of decapitated heads and using hardcore images as profile banners. Demand Twitter to suspend the accounts of narco groups.

Stand Up for Consumers’ Reproductive and Medical Rights

Walgreens has decided to stop distributing the drug needed for medical abortions, bowing to empty threats from opportunistic politicians that apparently matter more than serving all of its consumers equally. Demand a different course of action from another pharmacy influencer.

Success: Tesla’s Reportedly Dangerous Self-Driving Cars Under Investigation

The Autopilot suite in Tesla vehicles has been under the scanner of federal agencies due to its alleged responsibility for multiple crashes. The Department of Justice requested further clarifications from the company on this matter. Acknowledge this timely action taken by the US Government.

Success: Homemade Guns Responsible for Thousands of Crimes Regulated by Law

Deadly guns that can be made from home in minutes are fast becoming a dangerous new front in the epidemic of gun violence. These ghost guns cannot be traced, putting them within easy grasp of would-be criminals. Applaud the long-overdue effort to take these weapons out of the darkness.

Success: Communities Protected From Lead Exposure

Lead-contaminated and health-hazardous drinking water could soon be a danger of the past. Applaud leaders for taking on a long-standing affront to consumer protection.

Success: Infrastructure to Receive Billion-Dollar Upgrade

America’s infrastructure is about to receive a major boost thanks to continued calls for change. Applaud an investment that will benefit transportation, communication, public health, the environment, and more.

Success: Action Taken to Save Infants From Harmful Foods

Infants are exposed to poisoned and improperly labeled baby foods due to a lack of regulation. Thanks to proposed legislation, this concern can be a thing of the past. Sign this petition to applaud the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021.

Success: Facebook Cracks Down on Hate-Filled Propaganda-Spreader QAnon

Facebook has taken decisive action against a rapidly growing provocateur of hateful propaganda and violence. Legions of QAnon manipulators will now be left without a home base for their dangerous disinformation campaigns. Support Facebook’s full-on ban of this defamatory agent of chaos.

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Success: Restrictions on Plant-Based Food Labeling Dismissed

A ridiculous ban on the use of words like “burger” and “sausage” in plant-based food labels has been dismissed in the Netherlands. This ban would have forced plant-based food companies to sell their products using such unappetizing terms “veggie discs” or “protein tubes.” Sign this petition to thank the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport for their wise decision to reject this unnecessary ban.

Success: Addictive, Illness-Causing E-Cigarettes Banned

A ban on most flavored e-cigarettes will likely diminish the use of these harmful devices among youth and other vulnerable populations. This ban constitutes the first strong federal offense against an industry accused of enabling addiction and serious health problems. Applaud this needed protection for consumer health.

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