Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
Last Friday, the CPSC issued a stay of the testing and certification requirements for lead and phthalates. As a result, toy manufacturers and sellers small and large will NOT be required to test or provide COCs (certificates of compliance) for...continued→
Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
A distinction needs to be made. Today's ruling found that CPSC has to follow through on protecting children from phthalate-laden toys. The CPSC's recent stay regarding the testing and certification is a separate matter. We support granting exemptions to companies,...continued→
Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
NRDC scored a big victory today when a federal judge ruled in our favor in a court case against the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC had previously ruled that although Congress had set a date of Feb. 10th,...continued→
Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
Today an expert group of scientists issued a strongly worded report that verifies what most of us already knew - we live in a toxic soup of chemicals that we accumulate by breathing contaminated air, eating contaminated food, drinking contaminated...continued→
Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
With the holiday season upon us, I have been asked by well meaning friends and family members what they can get my daughter for a Christmas gift. Any ideas I can give them are accompanied by a long list of...continued→
