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Minnesota Lawmaker Leads The Charge For New Standards For Detergent Packets; Voluntary Standards Aim To Reduce Choking Accicents By Children
Minnesota Lawmaker Leads The Charge For New Standards For Detergent Packets; Voluntary Standards Aim To Reduce Choking Accicents By Children
One of the latest innovations in laundry and dishwasher detergents has also been a deadly one;  the recent creation of single-use "pods" or "packets" has led to an upswing in accidental choking incidents in children.  Now - thanks in part to efforts by U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, manufacturers are seeking to make them safer.
Honda Sued Over Promised Gas Mileage
Honda Sued Over Promised Gas Mileage
When you buy a product, you expect it to live up to the advertised claims - right?  With all the talk about gas mileage and fuel economy these days, I expected something like this sooner.  A California woman is taking Honda to task for her 2006 Civic not meeting the MPG claims...