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8/15/2007
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The unfortunate news that another 9 million toys tainted with lead paint or dangerous small magnets were recalled today underscores many problems.
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7/27/2006
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Legislation considered in the Senate Health, Employment, Labor and Pension Committee today would abolish more than 150 state and local food safety and notification requirements. |
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2/27/2007
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A hormone-disrupting toxic chemical known to be a developmental, neural, and reproductive toxicant—called bisphenol A—leaches from popular clear, plastic baby bottles, according to a new report released today by Environment California Research and Policy Center. In Toxic Baby Bottles: Scientific Study Finds Leaching Chemicals in Clear Plastic Baby Bottles, Environment California Research and Policy Center worked with an independent laboratory to determine whether toxic chemicals leach from the most popular baby bottles on the market. |
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12/19/2007
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Today, consumer and scientific groups commended the House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act. Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, and the Union of Concerned Scientists released the following statement: |
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11/20/2007
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Hazardous toys are still sold in stores across the country, according to the 22nd annual toy safety survey released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG). |
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10/30/2007
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Washington, DC—Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Kids in Danger, Union of Concerned Scientists and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group applaud the Senate Commerce Committee for passing S. 2045, the CPSC Reform Act of 2007. This bill would give the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the agency responsible for ensuring the safety of over 15,000 products, greater authority and resources to protect the public from unsafe products. |
