Study by TÜV: Consumers Value Safety over Brand
March 7, Yahoo News
Consumers willing to pay 15% premium for safer products; 57% of manufacturers, distributors, retailers unable to trace components through supply chain according to survey.
FTC: Consumer Protection Laws Apply Across All Medium
March 13, RTT News
Agency interpretation includes restricting how advertisers present disclosure on product health and safety claims.
Supply Chain Risk Solution Wins 2013 Engineering Award
March 10, Business Insurance
AIR system developed in response to growing concern about disruptions in global supply chains.
Q&A With Michael Taylor Part II: Sequestration, Pet Food and Antibiotics
March 12, Food Safety News
FDA leader lays out vision of how agency will operate under sequestration, ongoing issues with pet food and improved supply chain management.
Upbeat name of unsafe product database confuses users
March 12, Consumer Reports
Calling the new government data base that reports hazardous products “saferproducts.gov” is confusing to consumers according to GAO research report.
Da Vinci Robot: More about marketing than effectiveness?
March 11, AboutLawsuits.com
In light of FDA request for more safety information from doctors about medical device, financial observers are questioning stock value.
