Surgeon General’s Landmark Report on Smoking

For ten years, CR carried out separate screening and research to emphasize the hazards of cigarettes. The Surgeon General’s Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health used CR’s work to draft its landmark report.

U.S. National Mandates Seat Belts

U.S. National Mandates Seat Belts

CR tests revealed two-thirds of chair belts failed safeness and durability tests, leading CR to demand better belts as well as for federal criteria that incorporated crash evaluating. The federal government later mandated them.

Establishing Brand Brand Brand New Guidelines for Child Protection Seats

Establishing Brand Brand New Guidelines for Child Protection Seats

When CR first crash-tested baby car seats, 12 away from 15 had been ranked maybe maybe maybe Not appropriate.

The government required manufacturers to certify that their seats would pass a similar test after CR published its findings. [Read more…]