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2010 Trouble in Toyland toy safety report

Over the past twenty five years, the PIRG report has identified hazards in toys and children’s products that could cause an acute injury from small parts that pose a choking hazard, to strangulation hazards from cords on pull toys, to laceration hazards from edges that are too sharp.  Our report has led to at least 150 recalls and other regulatory actions over the years, and has helped us to advocate for stronger federal laws to protect children from unsafe products.

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Washington State Senate Approves BPA Ban 38-9

The Washington State Senate this morning concurred with the House on the Safe Baby Bottle Act (SSB 6248), which would ban the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles, sippy cups, and other children’s products. The bill also bans BPA in sports bottles, making Washington the second state in the nation to deal with toxic sports bottles.

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Washington State Legislature Passes Ban On Toxic BPA In Baby Bottles and Kids’ Dishware

he Washington State House today overwhelmingly passed the Safe Baby Bottle Act (SSB 6248), a bill to eliminate the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles, sippy cups, and other children’s dishware, as well as from sports bottles. The vote was 96-1. The Senate is likely to concur and Governor Gregoire is expected to sign the bill.

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Public Health Advocates, Low-Income Advocates Team Up to Deliver Safer Baby Bottles

A lack of basic protections against the use of unsafe chemicals in consumer products means many parents may be unknowingly exposing their children to the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA).

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Washington State Gets Closer to Passing BPA Ban

Great news out of Washington state: Bisphenol-A (BPA) is close to being banned, which would make it the third state in the nation to pass a BPA ban in some form.

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Baby boomers need to be on the look out for dangerous, toxic toys this holiday season

Toys should bring kids joy, but sometimes they bring injury, serious harm, and in some cases, death. However, armed with information, baby boomer parents and grandparents can reduce the chances of selecting a harmful toy.

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Trouble In Toyland: The 24th Annual Survey Of Toy Safety

The 2009 Trouble in Toyland report is the 24th annual Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) survey of toy safety. This report provides safety guidelines for parents when purchasing toys for small children and provides examples of toys currently on store shelves that may pose potential safety hazards.

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Got credit card problems? Urge your senator to vote for reforms

Credit card issuers, many the same banks that are receiving huge government bailout funds, are figuring out ways to gouge consumers daily to make more money to improve their financial situations.

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Seeking Safer Packaging

Seeking Safer Packaging is a project of Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (Green Century) and As You Sow. The authors sent letters to 20 companies in the packaged food industry to identify the actions the companies are taking to address concerns regarding BPA. Fourteen companies replied. Company scores are based entirely on their responses to these letters.

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Legislation Banning Hormone-Disrupting Chemical in Baby Bottles Introduced

The Safe Baby Bottle Act of 2009, sponsored by Representative Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) and Senator Karen Keiser (D-33), will have its first public hearing today in the House Environmental Health Committee at 1:30 PM in House Hearing Room C, John L. O'Brien Building, on the Capitol Campus in Olympia.

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