Speak Out Against Unsafe Imports
The government is seeking input from American consumers on the issue of dangerous imports. A press release on WebWire states:
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Get the Lead Out
Dangerous levels of lead have been discovered in vinyl baby bibs — first by an Illinois grandmother and then by the Center for Environmental Health, which found levels as high as three times the allowed amount. The New York Times also hired a laboratory to conduct tests which yielded similar results. According to the article, the CPSC had the following […]
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Can Mattel Lead the Way to Safety?
Mattel is recalling some 19 million additional toys, some due to lead contamination and most because of dangerous magnets. Again, experts in the industry note that Mattel sets the gold standard for safety in toy production…so what does that mean for everyone else? According to the New York Times:
“If I went down the shelves of Wal-Mart and […]
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Open Letter to Mattel CEO Robert Eckert
Dear Mr. Eckert,
I am the mother of a two-and-a-half year old who loves Dora, Diego and Elmo. We have several of the items from the list of recently recalled Fisher-Price toys in our home at this very moment, although they were purchased before May 2007 and thus are not subject to the recall (but they are […]
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Saying They’re Making Us Safer, While Actually Making Us Less Safe
Sound familiar??
Last week President Bush announced a new cabinet level committee charged with studying the import safety crisis and making recommendations within 60 days, according to USA Today.
“The American people expect their government to work tirelessly to make sure consumer products are safe,” Bush said after the first meeting.
Yes, but we can’t possibly expect them […]
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Next Time Let’s Sting the Food & Drug Counterfeiters
Today the New York Times reported that a joint sting operation by the FBI and the Chinese government has led to the bust of a sophisticated software piracy outfit in China. Hundreds of millions of dollars in counterfeit Microsoft software were seized and 25 people were arrested.
David Finn, an associate general counsel at Microsoft, credits […]
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Dangerous Drugs Lead to More Than One Death Sentence
According to the New York Times, Zheng Xiaoyu, the former head of China’s equivalent of the FDA who was recently executed for accepting bribes and allowing dangerous products to enter the Chinese marketplace, started out as a reformer but succumbed to temptation and accepted money and gifts from unethical manufacturers seeking a way around safety regulations. […]
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Don’t Order the Fish
Unless you don’t mind eating decayed flesh, carbon monoxide, mercury, antibiotics, feces and God knows what else along with it.
The New York Times today reported on testimony before a House subcommittee elaborating how weak the FDA is, and how it may get even weaker. The FDA currently only inspects about 1% of the food imports coming […]
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Get Your Mojo Working
At its core this blog is about where the responsibility for safety lies. It lies with the federal government and the agencies designed to protect us from dangers we are not individually equipped to protect ourselves from. It lies with companies who provide goods — they must be held to a high standard and do the right thing for their customers. And […]
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New Labor Reforms in China Despite American Efforts
The New York Times reports that labor reforms have passed in China despite strong opposition by American companies.
While the new law will do little to eliminate violations of existing laws, it does require that employers treat migrant workers as they do other employees. All employees will have to have written employment contracts that comply with […]
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