Not in My Food.org : Know what you're eating
Last month, in an Orwellian stretch of logic and without warning or any public discussion, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) notified 19 dairies that “their labels are false or misleading and need to be changed” So, what kinds of labels were so terrible that the PDA felt they had to be removed from milk Continue Reading
Nov
16
Protect Us From Choice — Please
Posted by jamere in FDA, Food Safety, FTC, Hormones, Label GMOs, Mad Cow, rbGH (rbST, Posilac), Regulators
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Nov
14
12 TOY SHOPPING TIPS FOR A SAFER HOLIDAY
If you are left feeling a bit scared and confused shopping for children this holiday season, you are not alone. So far this year there have been tens of millions of toys recalled due to lead paint, small magnets, or toxic chemicals. Consumers Union has 12 shopping tips that will help families enjoy a safe Continue Reading
Posted by maysdo in Children's Products, Lead, Product Safety, Toxins
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Nov
13
Shop Safe: Bloggers Unite!
On the eve of the biggest shopping day of the year, bloggers are talking up our “12 Days of Safe Shopping”! The holiday season is almost here, and we are still hearing reports about new toy hazards almost every day. Two days ago the CPSC recalled Aqua Dots, one of the most popular toys on Continue Reading
Posted by maysdo in Children's Products, CPSC, Lead, Product Safety, Recalls, Toxins
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Oct
29
Safety is a bipartisan issue
It is unusual for Washington DC lawmakers to shed ideological baggage and work across the aisle to get something done–especially during Presidential primary season. But that’s what we need to make products safer. Republicans must agree that an unrestrained “free market” got us into this mess, and Democrats must set aside protectionism and focus on Continue Reading
Posted by maysdo in Product Safety
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Oct
26
The biggest Halloween scare–lead-laden stuff
So let’s recap. Retailers and manufacturers are taking a look at items on store shelves. That’s great. They continue to find more items with lead-laden paint, particularly those plastic buckets we buy for our kids to use Trick-or-Treating. That’s not so great. Yesterday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled 142,000 plastic buckets with Continue Reading
Posted by maysdo in Lead
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Oct
26
Agency says, we don’t need your help
Today’s Washington Post (requires registration) reports that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has decided to oppose legislation giving it more staff, increased authority, and greater transparency. According to the agency, these things will make us less safe. The chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission says a Senate bill that would more than double the Continue Reading
Posted by maysdo in CPSC
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Oct
24
Testing the lead test kits
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/safety/2007/10/testing-the-lea.html
Posted by maysdo in Lead
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Oct
23
How did we get here?
Are we better off than Americans in 1936? Certainly, in most respects, we are. But the recent rash of toy recalls sent me to the archives for an old Consumer Reports story, our inaugural test of toys for lead in the paint and structural metal. This was our top finding: The fear of many mothers Continue Reading
Posted by maysdo in Children's Products, Lead
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Oct
22
No more Chinese organics for Trader Joe
Thanks to the Consumerist for a heads up on the sudden decision last week by health foods chain Trader Joe’s to stop selling “single ingredient” organic foods—like beans or tea or leafy veggies—imported from China. It does seem a bit like piling on. Our friends at the Consumerist theorize that the California-based firm has simply Continue Reading
Posted by maysdo in Imports, Organics, Uncategorized
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Oct
20
As recalls continue, Mattel says consumer anxiety abated
Mattel announced hopefully, in this week’s Wall Street Journal, that your anxiety about unsafe toys is abating. With new recalls of lead-laden toys one after the other (WalMart toy animals yesterday, J.C. Penney’s Winnie-the-Pooh toys last week), and companies scrambling to test the imported toys arriving on our shores daily, the optimism seems premature. Do Continue Reading
Posted by maysdo in Children's Products, Product Safety
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