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2007-11-08
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On Wednesday November 7, the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall for a common children’s product called Aqua Dots, a toy craft kit that includes small beads. |
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2007-10-31
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MASSPIRG today commended U.S. Senator John Kerry, and the members of the Senate Commerce Committee for its voice-vote passage of the CPSC Reform Act of 2007, S. 2045, (Pryor-AR). |
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2007-10-30
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CPSC will be strengthened; Consumers will be better protected from Unsafe Products |
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2007-10-15
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Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law AB 1108 (Ma), making California the first state in the country to ban the use of phthalates from children’s products. |
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2007-08-15
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The unfortunate news that another 9 million toys tainted with lead paint or dangerous small magnets were recalled (New York Times, Fox) today underscores many problems. |
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2007-08-14
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The unfortunate news that another 9 million toys tainted with lead paint were recalled today underscores three problems that we face as consumers, as parents, and as citizens who rely on our government. |
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2007-02-27
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Toxics known to cause developmental problems in children are found to leach out of popular baby bottles says recent report from Environment California. |
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2006-12-12
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Statement of U.S. PIRG Research Director Alison Cassady |
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2006-12-08
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In refusing to consider the National Uniformity for Food Act (S. 3128) before the end of the 109th Congress, the Senate rejected an attempt to weaken America’s food safety system. The bill, supported by powerful food manufacturers, would have implemented sweeping changes to America’s food safety system by preempting hundreds of state and local food safety protections. |
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2006-11-21
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Hazardous toys are still sold in stores across the country, according to the 21st annual toy safety survey released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG).
“While we can report substantial progress after more than two decades of advocacy on behalf of America’s littlest consumers, U.S. PIRG’s researchers still found trouble in toyland,†said U.S. PIRG Research Director Alison Cassady, the author of the report.
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2006-07-27
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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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2005-11-22
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Hazardous toys continue to be sold in stores across the country, according to the 20th annual toy safety survey released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG). |
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2005-10-12
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Toxic chemicals can be found in common baby products, according to a new report released today by U.S. Public Interest Research Group. |
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2005-10-11
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Toxic chemicals can be found in common baby products, according to a new report to be released tomorrow by the Environment California Research and Policy Center and the National Association of State PIRGs. |
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2005-02-25
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today a recall of the “Toy Tunes†Electronic Musical Toy because it poses a choking hazard to
children under three years old. |
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2002-07-30
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Polymer clays contain chemicals that may threaten children's health, according to a new study released today by the Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs). |
