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CU disappointed in legislature’s failure to ban BPA in children’s food contact products
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The contamination of eggs underlines the urgent need for improvements in the way FDA regulates food safety
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Read CU’s news release applauding the Senate for taking the next step towards passing food safety legislation
Comments of Consumers Union of United States, Inc. to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on “Agenda and Priorities FY 2012”
CU commends the USDA for finally updating the Salmonella performance standard for poultry. Setting the performance standard at 7.5% for chicken, based on estimated prevalence of Salmonella-positive results from the 2007-2008 young chicken baseline survey (YCBS), rather than the present level of 20% is a significant step forward for food safety.
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“The overwhelming majority of Americans want Congress to make our food safe now,” said Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives for Consumers Union.
For Immediate Release: July 1, 2010
Consumers Union Commends California Assembly For Banning Bisphenol A
Yonkers, NY—Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, today commended the California Assembly for passing a bill that would ban bisphenol A (BPA) from food and drink containers designed for children ages 3 and younger.
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URGENT! The Senate Should Act on FDA Food Safety Reform
Each year, 76 million Americans are sickened, 325,000 hospitalized and 5,000 die from consuming contaminated food. Most at risk are young children, the elderly and people whose immune systems are weakened by other diseases or treatments like chemotherapy. Recent outbreaks of deadly E. coli and salmonella in spinach, peanut butter, cookie dough and lettuce demonstrate that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is hampered by outdated laws, insufficient authorities, and inadequate resources. Almost a year ago, the House passed H.R. 2749 in July 2009 with bipartisan support. Now it’s time for the Senate to pass S. 510, to improve the safety of the food supply.
Results contradict USDA’s position that consumers don’t care
There is enough scientific evidence to date to warrant a ban on BPA in food contact products now
Strong evidence indicates that minority children are more likely to have fatal accidents
CU opposes plan to extend voluntary California leafy green marketing agreement to farmers nationwide
The bill would ban the use of BPA in food products and packaging designed for children under three
Consumers should heed the CPSC’s call to stop using convertible “close-sleeper/bedside sleeper” bassinets
Nano-sunscreens are being promoted as safe but the evidence collected shows otherwise
The bill will make a fundamental difference in keeping food and families safe
The bill is essential to restoring the trust of American consumers in the safety of our food supply
A much-needed overhaul of the nation’s food-safety system is needed
The current food safety system is broken and has been in need of an overhaul for more than a decade
Several jurisdictions have banned BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups
House agriculture committee holds hearing on Food Safety Enhancement Act
Governor Strickland should repeal a 2008 emergency rule for labeling dairy products in his state
CU statement: The new measures represent real progress towards improving the safety of food in the U.S.
The bill would prevent outbreaks like the ones we have seen with spinach and peanut butter
CU urges passage of a strong bill to protect consumers
