Product Safety

Safe Cosmetics: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Health and to Motivate Change

Hillary Peterson | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Skincare, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Safe Cosmetics, Product Safety, Safe Cosmetics Campaign, Green News
Hillary Peterson

Every time you shop, you "vote" for safety standards. By making conscious decisions to support companies who raise the safety bar, the collective voice of consumer spending can have a tremendous influence on the industry.

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10 Ways To Tell If A Product Is (Or Isn't) Really 'Natural'

Beth Greer | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Cosmetic Labels, Personal Health, Cleaner-and-Greener, Healthier-Greener-Home, Natural, Fda, Makeup Labels, Natural Health, Makeup, Organic, Redroom, Product Safety, Nontoxic, Healthy Living Body, Green Products, Preservatives, Personal Care Labels, Eco-Safe, Healthy Living News
Beth Greer

"Natural," "Nontoxic" or even "Eco-Safe" on the label of your shampoo, deodorant or makeup, makes you think it'd be made with healthy, safety-tested ingredients, right? Well, not always.

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Test the Toys, Not Our Kids!

Ami Gadhia | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Consumers Union, Consumer Product Safety, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product Safety, Child Safety, Parents News
Ami Gadhia

Consumers cannot afford to wait any longer to be sure that the products they're buying for their children are safe. Recalls are simply not an adequate solution to this safety problem.

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Five Big Wins for Consumers, A Loss for Advocates of Delay and Distortion

Inez Moore Tenenbaum | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Cribs, saferproducts.gov, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Cpsc, Politics News
Inez Moore Tenenbaum

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is celebrating a series of tremendous wins for product safety. This is government in action and government that serves the interests of consumers.

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Turning the Clock Back on Child Safety Protections

Ami Gadhia | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Consumers Union, Consumer Product Safety, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Consumer Reports, Product Safety, Toy Safety, Child Safety, Politics News
Ami Gadhia

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is preparing to consider a bill that would poke serious holes in the product safety net. Here is a breakdown of some of the ways this bill would put consumers at risk:

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In The Public Interest: The House Votes to Deny Consumers Information About Dangerous Products

Elizabeth Hitchcock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cribs, Federal Budget Deficit, Continuing Resolution, Toy Safety, Cpsia, U.S. PIRG, Babies, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product Safety, Politics News
Elizabeth Hitchcock

We've already begun to see positive effects of the 2008 product safety law on the toy safety landscape. We must not turn back the clock now.

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Feds Dismiss Recall Of Lead-Laced Glasses Over Technicality

AP | JUSTIN PRITCHARD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lead Poisoning, Lead, Cadmium, Regulation, Chinese Imports, Product Safety, Cspc, Vandor, Drinking Glasses, Wizard of Oz, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recall, Children's Health, Consumer Protection, China, Home News

LOS ANGELES — A federal agency reversed itself Friday and said lead-laced Wizard of Oz and superhero drinking glasses are, in fact, for adults &...

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In The Public Interest: Trouble in Toyland

Elizabeth Hitchcock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toys, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product Safety, Toy Safety, Home News
Elizabeth Hitchcock

Even in our hurry to fulfill the wishes on holiday lists, we have to keep safety in mind by providing examples of potential toy hazards on store shelves. U.S. PIRG's Tips for Toy Safety provide a good guide to shopping for children.

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Chemical Industry Lobbyists Block Measure to Protect Infants and Toddlers

Sen. Dianne Feinstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bisphenol-A, Bpa, FDA and BPA Baby Bottles, Bpa Baby Bottles, Dianne Feinstein, Food Safety, Bisphenol A, Bpa Plastic, Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Dangers of Bpa, Politics News
Sen. Dianne Feinstein

We should not use our kids as guinea pigs by taking chances on a chemical that can seriously harm their immediate and long-term health. No chemical should be used in food products until it is proven to be safe.

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Cancer Panel Warning: Babies Born Pre-Polluted

Wendy Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consumer, Pesticides, Carcinogen, Tsca, Safe Chemicals Act, Fossil-Fuel-Burning, Consumer Products, Frank Lautenberg, Product Safety, Green News
Wendy Gordon

According to a new report by the President's Cancer Panel, researchers have found 300 contaminants -- industrial chemicals, pesticides and pollutants -- in the umbilical cord blood of babies.

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Baby Sling Deaths: 'Chic' Baby Slings Linked To At Least 13 Infant Deaths, Government Says

AP | JENNIFER C. KERR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Baby-Slings, Baby-Slings-and-Warning, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product Safety, Business News

WASHINGTON — The government warned Friday that those chic baby slings that hip moms and dads are sporting these days can be dangerous, even dead...

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Transportation Secretary Ray Says U.S. Considering weighing brake overrides in all new cars

AP | STEPHEN MANNING and TOM RAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ray Lahood Department of Transportation, Car-Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Obama Administration, Toyota Recall, Toyota Brakes, Ray Lahood, Product Safety, Business News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering requiring all cars and trucks sold in the U.S. to have brakes that can override gas pedals ...

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Call 'Em on Their Claims: Look up labels on Your phone

Wendy Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Claims, Claims, Shopping, Food Safety, Labels, Environmental Claims, Product Safety, Products, Label Lookup, Green News
Wendy Gordon

Many products claim to be "cruelty-free" with such logos as the Leaping Bunny. But what do these logos mean, and are they any better than other animal-testing claims? Now you can find out right there in the store using your mobile phone.

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Rocket Fuel & Perchlorates: The Antidote

Barbara Dehn | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Iodine, Rocket Fuel, Breastfeeding, Baby Formula, Perchlorate, Thyroid Medication, Children's Health, Product Safety, Children's Safety, Health, Healthy Living News
Barbara Dehn

Perchlorate, aka Rocket Fuel, is a component of fireworks, munitions and yes, rocket fuel. It can also be found in drinking water, milk, lettuce, and human breast milk.

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Wedgwood Teacups, Child Labor, and Lead Poisoning

Dan Agin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Labor, Lead Poisoning, Wedgwood, Children, Safety, Pregnancy, Product Safety, Children's Safety, Hazardous Products, Waterford, Lead Paint, Kids, Health, Pregnant Women, Poor, Waterford Wedgewood, Sweatshops, Business News
Dan Agin

There is no reason to employ pregnant women and children in occupations known to be hazardous other than to exploit the poor.

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Search New NHTSA Database for Alleged Deaths, Injuries, Property Damage Records of Any Car or Truck

Steve Parker | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cars, Nhtsa, Congress, Bridgestone/Firestone, Product Safety, Consumer Safety, Auto Industry, Healthy Living News
Steve Parker

The government has posted on the Web a database that allows consumers to look up the number of alleged deaths, injuries and cases of property damage involving passenger vehicles.

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Consumer Safety Lawsuits May Be Blocked For Years Under Bush's Proposed Rule Changes

WSJ | ALICIA MUNDY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Product Safety, Consumer Safety, Advocacy, Lawsuits, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Bush administration officials, in their last weeks in office, are pushing to rewrite a wide array of federal rules with changes or addit...

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Lipstick Will Kill a Pig! A New Non-Smudge Campaign for Your Rights to Know

Nancy Chuda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Lipstick on a Pig, Lipstick, Consumer Safety, Obama Lipstick Controversy, Carcinogens, Obama Lipstick Pig, Consumer Product Safety, Cancer, Obama Lipstick, Obama Lipstick Remark, Product Safety, Pig, Style News
Nancy Chuda

According to the Environmental Working Group, many of the products we use -- cosmetics, perfumes, household cleaners and detergents -- can cause cancer.

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Top Seven Key Green Election Issues

The Daily Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Democratic National Convention, Nuclear Energy, Green, Green Dnc, Reduce Energy Costs, Energy Costs, Product Safety, Offshore Drilling, Green Election, Politics of Food, National Security, Environment, Green News, Food, Food Safety, Climate Change, Consumer Product Safety, Ethanol, Save Energy Costs, Global Warming, Green News

The Daily Green compiled a list of the top seven key green election issues. 1. Global Warming Both Obama and McCain agree that global warming is re...

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Despite Wave Of Recalls, Bush Product Safety Chief Opposes Strengthening Agency

New York Times | STEPHEN LABATON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Product Safety, Product Recalls, Bush Administration, Consumer Safety Commission, Politics News

The nation's top official for consumer product safety has asked Congress in recent days to reject legislation intended to strengthen the agency, which...

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Thousands Of California Lunch Boxes Recalled For Lead

MSNBC.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lead Recalls, Product Safety, School Safety, Lunch Box Recall, Healthy Living News

About 56,000 lunch boxes distributed by California in an effort to promote healthful eating may contain lead, and state officials Thursday urged consu...

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