According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), starting in mid-2011, consumers shopping for light bulbs will notice new labeling on packaging designed to help them choose among the different types ...

Every label is the same, and those on CFL packages must now carry the warning "Contains Mercury" in bold letters. Mercury is a neurotoxin that is especially dangerous to babies and toddlers. (Although ...

The days of specifyinga light bulb’s outputin watts will soonpass, starting in mid-2011.The FTC (Federal TradeCommission) has announceda new Lighting Facts label for incandescent bulbs,which most ...

Soon, when you buy a new light bulb you’ll see a new Nutrition Facts-style label that details the numbers most important to you: how bright the bulb is, what the ...

The Federal Trade Commission is as busy as ever these days trying to protect us from the perils of the marketplace. It does this by limiting merger and acquisition transactions that might lead to ...

You expect to see a warning label on alcohol and cigarettes. You're used to seeing a health warning label on those, but a light bulb? Consumer Reports confirms starting in August, you'll see this ...

Now that incandescent lightbulbs have largely been replaced by energy-saving LEDs and CFLs, a trip down the lightbulb aisle can be confounding. Not only are the lightbulbs different but the terms used ...

Lumens aren't just looming any more. They're here on new light bulb labels the federal government is requiring as of today . What's a lumen? It's not a watt, the term most people are used to seeing ...

As of Jan. 1, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 prohibited the manufacture and import of traditional incandescent light bulbs, which have been rendered obsolete by energy efficient and ...

New labels on compact fluorescent light bulbs will help consumers understand the new lingo, according to this Federal Trade Commission factsheet I found via Consumerworld.org. The iconic incandescent ...

"Eco" branded light bulbs are not as energy efficient as advertised in stores across the EU, an investigation conducted by environmental group Coolproducts has found. “Eco” branded light bulbs are not ...