Consumer Protection

April 23, 2024

Illinois Bans Four High-Risk Food Additives: Statewide Enforcement Begins 2027

Illinois state senators approved legislation on Thursday to ban several food additives that have been found to cause adverse health effects. The Illinois Food Safety Act, introduced by State Senator Willie Preston

Left: TikTok on iPhone. Photo Source: Nordskov Media. Right: Meta on Smartphone. Photo Source: Alpha Photo (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Activism·Latin America·News

Brazil Sues Meta, TikTok, Kwai for 3 Billion Reais in Wake of Minors’ Mental Health Risks

Brazil’s Institute for Collective Defense, a consumer rights group, has filed two lawsuits demanding 3 billion reais ($525.27 million) from the Brazilian units of TikTok, Kwai, and Meta Platforms for allegedly failing to create mechanisms to prevent indiscriminate use of

November 2, 2024

Unraveling the Complexities of Consumer Protection Laws in the Modern Marketplace

India·Opinion

Today, the 24th of December, is observed as Consumer Protection Day. The market is full of a variety of goods. There are more than

Navient Faces $120 Million Hit Over Student Loan Failures: Could This Be the End of Their Federal Loan Role?

News·USA

Navient, a student loan provider, could end up paying $100 million in compensation along with $20 million in penalty. A proposed order was filed

Health·News·Science

Global Antibiotic Consumption Soars 16% to 34.3 Billion Doses Amid Alarming Resistance Trends

Remember when a simple strep throat could be knocked out with basic penicillin? Those days are fading fast. Each time you pop an antibiotic, microscopic bacteria are learning to fight back through

Tejal Somvanshiand

Rahul Somvanshi

November 20, 2024