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Better Business Bureau

News reports on current scams
Tips on common consumer issues, such as repairing VCRs, sweepstakes, and child care services
Advice to businesses, including the handling of unruly customers
Directory of Better Business Bureaus by region and state

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Online consumder protection publications (e.g. toys, carbon monoxide)
List of product recalls since 1994 arranged by date or searchable by subject

Consumer.Gov

Site went offline May 2009, and an archived version at the Internet Archive from Mar 2008 can be seen here. For information on consumer protection issues see the FTC website.
How to stop telemarketing; sample letters and phone numbers
Warning on major frauds, including phone switching

Federal Trade Commission

Online consumder protection publications (e.g. toys, carbon monoxide)
List of product recalls since 1994 arranged by date or searchable by subject

Household Products Database (NLM)

Extensive listing of normal household products (cleaners, lawn care, hobbies, personal care) by brand name
For each provides manufacturer contact information, acute and chronic health effects, ratings for flammability, health, and reactivity
Detailed listing of ingredients an disposal procedure

Michigan Attorney General's Office

Considerable consumer protection information automobiles, homes and rent, gifts, fraud
Links in each section include Michigan statutes and national resources, such as the Federal Trade Commission
Subject directory of offices for filing a consumer complaint and an on-line consumer complaint submission form

Recalls.Gov

List of currently active federal government recalls from several agencies
Includes consumer products, vehicles, boats, medicines, cosmetics, food and pesticides

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