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 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 ...

Now that incandescent lightbulbs have largely been replaced by energy-saving LEDs and CFLs, a trip down the lightbulb aisle can be confounding.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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

If you typically purchase light bulbs marked “long-life” on the package, you may have wondered whether the claim about how many hours the bulbs will last is true and what’s backing it up.