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Minerva Novoa

Advocacy Web Administrator

Minerva Novoa
Minerva Novoa works primarily on the Consumers Union advocacy site and also on the various advocacy campaign sites. In addition, she is the Technical Manager for the Consumer Reports en Español site (http://espanol.consumerreports.org) which launched in August, 2008. Minerva works out of the San Francisco office. Minerva Novoa works primarily on the Consumers Union advocacy site and also on the various advocacy campaign sites. In addition, she works with Elena Chavez on the Consumer Reports en Español site which launched in August 2008. Minerva works out of the San Francisco office.

Posts

New guidelines for automakers will help lower risks of in-vehicle distractions

First-ever guidelines unveiled to limit distractions for in-vehicle electronic devices

House bill to limit arsenic in apple & grape juices

Consumer Reports tests of arsenic and lead levels in certain apple, grape juices raise concerns

Consumer Groups Petition FDA to Ban GE Salmon as an Unsafe Food Additive

Groups say GE salmon as an unsafe food additive couldn’t pass proper review

Calls for Lower Sodium Food Grow

Consumers Union urges FDA to limit sodium levels in food

New Mercury Rules Help Lower Pollution, Save Lives

The health risks that mercury exposure poses are serious to children and other vulnerable populations

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

USDA to declare zero tolerance for E. Coli strains

Consumers Union applauds new policy to make food safer