Business/Law
AT&T To Pay $18 Million For Overcharging Departing Wireless Customers
Business/Law, Consumer Goods, Technology | tgrenda | January 27, 2010
It appears telecommunications giant AT&T is a bad breaker-upper.
The company has agreed to pay $18 million to wireless customers who say they were unfairly charged high fees when they ended their service contracts with the company. The agreement settles legal claims brought by former and current AT&T users and applies to customers as far back [...]
New York Targets High Salt Levels
Business/Law, Health & Medicine | Annette Hulbert | January 26, 2010
The New York City Health Department has set its sights on high salt levels in restaurant fare and other food products, and it wants the rest of the nation to follow suit.
The department unveiled an initiative that urged food companies to voluntarily reduce the salt levels in their products. New York has teamed up [...]
Tylenol Recall: FDA Criticizes Company for Delay
Business/Law, Health & Medicine, Recalls | Annette Hulbert | January 20, 2010
The maker of Tylenol, Motrin and Benadryl has expanded its recall of over-the-counter drugs tainted by a chemical in wooden shipping pallets to include 54 million bottles of product. The Food and Drug Administration criticized Johnson & Johnson for not reacting quickly enough to customer complaints and failing to correct the problem.
Recalled products [...]
FDA Takes Action Against Cheese Manufacturer
Business/Law, Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine | Annette Hulbert | January 16, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked a federal court to shut down a New Jersey cheese manufacturer that had an alleged history of operating under unsanitary conditions.
Recent inspections of the Passaic facility found cheese contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint for permanent injunction against Quesos Mi Pueblito [...]
Is Your Facebook Profile Public?
Business/Law, Consumer Goods, Technology | Annette Hulbert | December 30, 2009
An update to Facebook’s privacy policy may allow strangers to access your information. Although a video walks users through the changes, privacy advocates are contending that the changes are more for Facebook’s benefit than the user. Here’s how to check out the new settings to make sure your profile stays secure:
Before, Facebook users had [...]
FDA Opens Post in Mexico City
Business/Law, Health & Medicine | Annette Hulbert | December 23, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it opened a post in Mexico City on Dec. 15, as part of an effort to improve food and medical product safety. This is the FDA’s third post in Latin America and its tenth international post in the last 13 months.
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg pointed [...]
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