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Toy-testing regulations delayed
2/7/2009
Libraries and crafters of children's toys and clothes will have more time to determine how new federal testing and certification requirements affect their products and businesses.

Consumer and Science Groups Set the Record Straight: Landmark Product Safety Law Makes the Marketplace Safer
1/30/2009
Organizations Urge President Obama to Appoint New Leadership at the CPSC. Statement From A Coalition of Public Interest Organizations

Consumer Product Safety Commission clarifies rules on lead testing
1/14/2009
EVERETT -- A new safety regulation for children's products continues to raise questions from small-business owners less than a month before the law takes effect.

Parents' Wish List: Safer Toys
12/3/2008
TAMPA - One thing on Monica Chandler's "must have" list this Christmas: a healthy dose of skepticism. Last year, the Tampa mother ordered handmade toys from Germany to avoid exposing her children to American imports containing toxic lead. Her careful strategy didn't work: The toys arrived bearing "Made in China" stickers.

Lead, other chemicals remain in many toys
12/3/2008
As parents check off their gift lists for their kids, a new report shows that lead and other dangerous chemicals remain in many toys.

Safety first for holiday toys
12/3/2008
Lead paint. Dangerous magnets. "Poison" plastic. Alabama mom Trisha Gilbert says it's not easy to keep up with the latest news on toy safety. Last year, Gilbert began researching the safety of her daughter's products. She called manufacturers to learn more about the ingredients that go into everything from baby toys to sunscreen.

Group Urges Lawmakers To Enforce Ban On Chemicals In Toys
11/25/2008
A Washington advocacy group on Tuesday criticized the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for failing to implement strict toy safety regulations, but urged lawmakers to ensure the agency receives additional funds for the next five years.

Retracing the Path Toxic Powder Took To Food in China
11/8/2008
SHIJIAZHUANG, China -- Xue Jianzhong never posted a sign on his ground-floor shop, but somehow everyone knew what he was selling. Customers from all over this dairy farming region in the northeastern province of Hebei flocked to Xue's dusty street to buy special concoctions that he said would make milk more nutritious -- and more marketable.

Soon-To-Be-Banned Plastic Toys Flooding the Market
10/24/2008
There was a festive feeling among consumer advocates when Congress passed legislation over the summer that outlaws the use of phthalates -- chemicals some fear may cause reproductive defects -- in toys. But ever-inventive toymakers have a holiday surprise: a flood of phthalate-ridden toys hitting stores just in time for holiday shopping.

China to review food safety draft law
10/23/2008
BEIJING - China was set to review a draft law on food safety Thursday, a day after the UN urged the country to enact stricter laws and replace its patchwork surveillance system to help restore public trust badly shaken by a spate of food safety scandals.

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