Consumers are regularly hospitalized and some even die from the poisoning.

Consumers who were already willing to buy at the initial price benefit from a price reduction ; also they may buy more and receive even more consumer surplus, and additional consumers who were unwilling to buy at the initial price but will buy at the new price and also receive some consumer surplus.

Consumers from 80 percent of all households in the Chicago metropolitan area visit a Jewel-Osco store at least once a month.

Ordered from upriver to downriver, all belonging to the power company Consumers Energy:

Opposition to the nomination came from the Organic Consumers Association, which outlined in a November 2008 report several reasons why it believed Vilsack would be a poor choice for the position, particularly as energy and environmental reforms were a key point of the Obama campaign.

Intimate Exchanges: Using Computers to Elicit Self-Disclosure from Consumers.

Consumers should seek advice from their specialist retailer or manufacturer if looking to make a purchase in the immediate future.

The Digital Media Consumers ' Rights Act ( DMCRA ) is a proposed law in the United States that directly challenges portions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and would intensify Federal Trade Commission efforts to mandate proper labeling for copy-protected CDs to ensure consumer protection from deceptive labeling practices.

* Re-striking the balance from DMCA to DMCRA: A short analysis of the May 2004 Hearing on the Digital Media Consumers ’ Rights Act-written by Rik Lambers for www. indicare. org

Consumers buying electricity directly from generators is a relatively recent phenomenon.

* Consumers appreciate the resulting simplification of the purchase decision and benefit from the joint performance of the combined product.

* Letter from Consumers ' Union supporting Measure 27

Consumers in health care markets often suffer from a lack of adequate information about what services they need to buy and which providers offer the best value proposition.

Consumer Reports, known as Consumers Union from its founding until 2012, is a non-profit organization best known as the publisher of Consumer Reports, based in the United States.

At the start of 2009, Consumers Union acquired The Consumerist blog from Gawker Media for approximately $ 600, 000.

Consumers Digest was founded by Arthur Weber in 1960 ( from masthead ).

" The Consumers Digest Best Buys are not based solely on price or features, but value to consumers ( from Complete Car Guide 2010 ).

Examples of stories from the publication include Consumers Digest Best Buys on home-office furniture, freezers, and pet carriers.

Along with being the electronic go-to source for all of Consumers Digest ’ s Best Buy recommendations, ConsumersDigest. com is a one-stop shop for scrutiny of everything consumer — from emerging products and services, to health care and personal finance, to travel and retail, and more.

Johnson served as Minister of Labour from 1977 to 1980, Minister to Consumers, Cooperatives and Financial Institutions from 1980 to 1981, Minister of Social Affairs from 1981 to 1984 and Attorney General from 1984 to 1985.

It works with the European umbrella organisation, the European Consumers ' Association ( BEUC ) which brings together over forty consumer organisations from across Europe to represent common consumer interests within the EU institutions.

* Consumers can buy direct from the farmer / producer.

* Consumers in the United States and many other developed countries borrowed large amounts of money, $ 2. 6 trillion in the United States alone.

Thirty-four people representing seventeen consumer organizations in fourteen countries attended to discuss product testing and founding the International Organization of Consumers Unions as an international organization.

On the right side of the seal can be seen Consumers Energy's J. R. Whiting Generating Plant, which is located just south of Luna Pier.

William W. Tefft, a Consumers Power civil and hydraulic engineer invented and patented the so-called " conduit spillway ", which channels excessive flow through channels built into the plant.

Consumers of goods and services increasingly expect value, which means an appropriate balance between quality and cost of service.

* Applicable Law — Consumers entering into a contract with iTunes should be able to rely on the consumer protection rules according to the law of the country in which they live.

Consumers Union has helped start several consumer groups and publications, in 1960 helping create global consumer group Consumers International and in 1974 providing financial assistance to Consumers ' Checkbook which is considered akin to Consumer Reports for local services in the seven metropolitan areas they serve.

The name " Consumers Union " became reserved for the subsection of the organization which participates in political advocacy.

In 1997, the Attorney General of Connecticut sent " cease and desist " orders to many companies, including Consumers Digest ( which at the time sold subscriptions to its magazine ), for failure to comply with state disclosure laws designed to protect consumers.

Early on, the band began by playing the Consumers songs that Cutler had written, with lyrics changed to fit Cancer's singing style, before concentrating on composing new material like " Black Cross " ( issued as their first single, featuring Pat Smear of The Germs on guitar ) and a fast-paced punk song called " Party Time " ( which was later slowed down and reworked on their 1983 debut album and sole studio release, Sleep in Safety.

Consumers were encouraged to bring empty plastic bottles and pouches, for which they were given discount coupons in return.

Consumers in Canada are also protected under a voluntary industry code which is overseen by the Canadian federal government.

The oldest of the small private companies was the Alliance and Dublin Consumers ' Gas Company, which had been founded in the early nineteenth century by Daniel O ' Connell, a prominent Irish politician and Lord Mayor of Dublin.

When Douglas established the Association of Consumers and Taxpayers ( which later formed the ACT party ), Hide had close involvement as the organisation's first chairman and president.

Consumers became more savvy and learnt to tune out uninteresting commercials, and within the advertising industry itself the Creative Revolution ( exemplified by Bill Bernbach's " Think Small " campaign for the Volkswagen Beetle ), which rejected many of his precepts, began.

They may engage in single-issue advocacy ( e. g., the British Campaign for Real Ale ( CAMRA ), which campaigned against keg beer and for cask ale ) or they may set themselves up as more general consumer watchdogs, such as the Consumers ' Association in the UK.

-formerly the Consumers Association-a consumer advocacy organisation which has substantial powers ( for example to take representative actions under the Competition Act 1998 ) but which is primarily a lobbying organisation funded entirely by subscriptions to its regular consumer information magazine.

In 2011 Frigidaire was again awarded by Consumers Digest the Best Buy award for the iQ Drive 24. 5 Air Conditioner, which remains the highest SEER rating in the heating and cooling industry.

It also anticipated the existence of a Consumers ' Defence Code ( which was brought out in 1990 ), of Children's and Youth Code ( 1990 ) and of a new Civil Code ( 2002 ).