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Product Safety

Consumer Reports and Consumers Union Honored with CPSC Award for Advancing Product Safety, Helping Save Lives

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission honored Consumer Reports and its policy and advocacy division Consumers Union with a special award in recognition of “exceptional contributions to consumer product safety.”

Consumer Groups Applaud CPSC Vote for Independent Safety Testing of Toys, Children’s Products

Third-party testing was a key provision of a law passed to crack down on unsafe children’s products

CU heralds historic passage of BPA ban in California

The historic passage protects children from baby bottles and sippy cups containing BPA

California Governor Brown: It’s Up to You to Ban BPA in Baby Bottles

Consumers Union Commends CA State Assembly for Passing BPA Ban; Urges Governor Brown to Sign Into Law

Five year effort finally results in BPA ban bill being sent to California governor

CU Commends CA Senate for Passing BPA Ban; Urges Swift Final Vote in Assembly

California one step closer to a law banning the chemical in baby bottles and sippy cups.

Congress passes the consumer product safety bill

The bill preserves the independent safety testing of toys and other children’s products

A Safer Generation of Cribs

New crib rules. Click to enlarge.

“A safer generation of cribs” hit the market

Parents have a lot of things to worry about when it comes to keeping their kids safe, but sleeping in a crib shouldn’t be one of them.   Today, new rules go into effect that should have babies and their parents resting easier. In a move hailed by consumer groups as long overdue, cribs sold in Continue Reading

House Committee Votes to Gut Safety Database

CPSC will be severely limited to protect the public from unsafe products.

FDA findings on BPA heighten concerns about safety

CU urges FDA to remove BPA from food & beverage containers