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		<title>Alfalfa Sprouts From Specialty Farms Recalled</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/07/26/alfalfa-sprouts-from-specialty-farms-recalled</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. today is warning consumers that Specialty Farms, LLC is voluntarily recalling Specialty Farms brand Organic Alfalfa Sprouts Blend and Organic Sprout Salad in the northeastern United States due to a possible health risk. “These items, which have a sell-by date of 7/26/2010 and are in 4-ounce plastic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Condo Rules In Conn Helps Owners Learn What Their Associations Are Up To</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For an estimated 250,000 condominium owners in Connecticut, this month will be remembered as the watershed time when unprecedented legal protections went into effect. Thanks to legislation adopted by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. M. Jodi Rell, the playing field &#8211; according to state Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. –  for condo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unlicensed Sign Lite Electric Workers From North Haven Arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A case investigated by the Department of Consumer Protection’s occupational enforcement unit led to the arrest on July 13, 2010 of four people working for Sign Lite Inc., a company at 6 Corporate Drive, North Haven. The allegations are unlicensed electrical sign work performed or directed at the Milford Mall in July of 2009. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>82,000 Pottery Barn Kids Cribs Recalled For Safety Issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD, July 20 &#8212; All Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs are being voluntarily recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Pottery Barn Kids, due to a defect in the drop-side hardware. Consumers should stop using the cribs immediately, inspect the hardware to make sure it is not broken, and contact Pottery Barn Kids [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recalls Children&#8217;s Jewelry Sold At Justice &amp; Limited Too Recalled For Cadmium</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some Children&#8217;s Jewelry Sold at “Justice” and “Limited Too” Stores is Recalled Due to High Levels of Cadmium HARTFORD, July 15 – Some girl’s jewelry sold at “Justice” youth stores is being recalled due to high levels of cadmium, Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. said today. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Auto Dealer Tricks From NYT Ron Lieber</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/07/18/auto-dealer-tricks-from-nyt-ron-lieber</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York Times financial columnist Ron Lieber has some insight for us on how auto dealers try to take advantage of us. The top of his column: &#8220;Sometime next week, President Obama will finally sign a financial reform bill. Plenty of banks will have to deal with messy new rules, but one big winner in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bloomfield Consumer Protection Sting Operation Nets 54 Unregistered Contractors</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/06/30/bloomfield-consumer-protection-sting-operation-nets-54-unregistered-contractors</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[– Fifty-four home improvement contractors and salespersons will pay a fine or face criminal and /or administrative penalties for not being registered with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection as required by state law, Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. said today. He spoke at a press conference marking the conclusion of a five-month undercover [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airline Food Often Unsanitary And Unsafe, Govt Documents Show</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/06/28/airline-food-often-unsanitary-and-unsafe-govt-documents-show</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not only does airline food taste terrible, USA Today says documents it obtained shows that it can also be unsanitary and unsafe. USA Today Gary Stoller reported today that documents he received through a federal Freedom of Information Act request show that the Food and Drug Administration has found numerous problems. &#8220;FDA inspectors have cited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fireworks Sting Operation By Danbury Police And Consumer Protection</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/06/28/fireworks-sting-operation-by-danbury-police-and-consumer-protection</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. and Danbury Police Chief Alan D. Baker are announcing the results of a series of compliance checks conducted Friday in conjunction with Danbury Police Department to identify businesses that would sell fireworks to persons under the legal age of 16. . “We’re reminding everyone that it’s illegal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Federation Applauds Financial Regulatory Reform Bill</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/06/25/consumer-federation-applauds-financial-regulatory-reform-bill</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the Consumer Federation of America congratulated the House and Senate conferees on passage of landmark pro-consumer and pro-investor provisions in the financial regulatory reform bill. “This bill marks the biggest transformation of financial regulation in this country since the Great Depression,” said CFA Legislative Director Travis Plunkett. “The conferees are to be commended for [...]]]></description>
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