Regardless of Martha Stewart’s past conviction on securities charges, her name still exudes a sense of authority and “perfection” when it comes to entertaining, cooking, and crafts. Her …
‘Consumer Products’ Archive
US drugmakers face the fire over lax manufacturing practices
by Anne Law, June 30, 2010, 11:27 amWhile a few years back it seemed that overseas drug manufacturers were largely in the spotlight over FDA plant investigations and recalls, several top US pharmaceutical companies are bearing heavy scrutiny this year and punching …
Ford gives Mercury the blues
by Jeff Dorsch, June 11, 2010, 2:10 pmWell if I had money
Tell you what I’d do
I’d go downtown and buy a Mercury or two
Crazy ’bout a Mercury
Lord I’m crazy ’bout a Mercury
I’m gonna buy me a Mercury
And cruise it up and …
What will Steve Jobs reveal?
by Jeff Dorsch, June 7, 2010, 6:01 amThis morning, Apple CEO Steve Jobs will take the stage of the Moscone West convention center facility in San Francisco and will likely hold aloft a new model of the …
Starring Cadmium
by Patrice Sarath, June 4, 2010, 12:29 pmThe law of unexpected consequences hits again. With the restrictions on lead in children’s products that went into effect in 2009 under the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), some manufacturers are …
Toys “R” Us Plans $800 Million IPO
by Alexandra Biesada, May 28, 2010, 1:07 pmShortly after 5 am Friday Toys “R” Us ended months of speculation that it planned to return to the public market when it filed to raise as much as $800 …
New hope for NUMMI’s plant
by Jeff Dorsch, May 21, 2010, 3:32 pmLots of interesting topics today — the FTC cleared Google’s acquisition of AdMob, thanks to Apple; people are deserting Facebook because of privacy concerns; …
Kissing Fat, Salt, and Sugar Goodbye: Can Food Companies Say Yes to White House Anti-Obesity Plan?
by Linnea Kirgan, May 17, 2010, 11:05 amMichelle Obama is on a mission to make America’s kids healthier – cutting the childhood obesity rate within 20 years to 5 percent from 20 percent today – and she released the results of the White House Task Force on …
Microsoft: No longer evil, nor an empire
by Jeff Dorsch, May 7, 2010, 2:51 pmThere’s no doubt that Microsoft remains a very powerful company, reaching deep into corporate enterprises with its application software, operating systems, and (it hopes) …
