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Another Toy Recall

Last week, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Family Dollar Stores recalled the Gordy FUN N SAFE Magnetic Dart Board set due to aspiration and intestinal hazards. The toy is similar to the Gordy/Family Dollar Fun N Games Magnetic Dart Board, identified in RIPIRGs November 2007 Trouble In Toyland report as a toy that posed the same hazards.

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Statement at Sears Stove Tip-Over Lawsuit Settlement News Teleconference

Statement of Ed Mierzwinski, U.S.PIRG Consumer Program Director, at the Sears Stove Tip-Over Lawsuit Settlement News Teleconference

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News Release | RIPIRG | Consumer Protection

Chemical Security Legislation Must Include Safer Technologies

Statement of U.S. PIRG Public Health Advocate Liz Hitchcock: A subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee marked up the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 today. 

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News Release | RIPIRG | Health Care

Congress Passes Prescription Drug Safety Reforms

By overwhelming margins, the House and Senate passed this week significant reforms to the Food and Drug Administration’s drug safety review system. The centerpiece of the bill includes strong consumer protections.  President Bush has sent mixed signals on whether or not he will sign the bill, which passed the House 405 to 7 and passed the Senate unanimously.

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News Release | RIPIRG | Health Care

House Passes Prescription Drug Safety Reforms; Senate to Follow

The House today passed significant reforms to the Food and Drug Administration's drug safety review system. Part of a comprehensive FDA bill, the bill was a compromise between Senate and House legislation that passed overwhelmingly earlier this year.

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