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Rocket Fuel & Perchlorates: The Antidote

Barbara Dehn | Posted 05.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Iodine, Rocket Fuel, Breastfeeding, Baby Formula, Perchlorate, Thyroid Medication, Children's Health, Product Safety, Children's Safety, Health, 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 02.19.2009 | Business

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 11.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Cars, Nhtsa, Congress, Bridgestone/Firestone, Product Safety, Consumer Safety, Auto Industry, 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 11.15.2008 | Politics

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 10.14.2008 | Style

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 09.28.2008 | Green

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 03.28.2008 | Politics

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 03.28.2008 | Living

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