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2010-03-08
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The Washington State Senate this morning concurred with the House on the Safe Baby Bottle Act (SSB 6248), which would ban the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles, sippy cups, and other children’s products. |
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2010-03-08
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The Washington State Senate this morning concurred with the House on the Safe Baby Bottle Act (SSB 6248), which would ban the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles, sippy cups, and other children’s products. |
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2010-03-03
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The Washington State House today overwhelmingly passed the Safe Baby Bottle Act (SSB 6248), a bill to eliminate the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles, sippy cups, and other children’s dishware, as well as from sports bottles. The vote was 96-1. |
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2010-02-10
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Public health advocates and advocates for low-income Seattleites partnered today to bring safe products to low income residents at the “Seattle Baby Bottle Swap.” In front of a 20-foot inflatable baby bottle, organizers gave away BPA-free baby bottles and information on safe products, and asked participants to write their legislators about pending legislation to ban BPA in children’s products. The event was held at the Neighborhood House High Point Center, a green built social service and environmental learning center. |
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2010-01-25
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The Washington State House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed the Safe Baby Bottle Act (2SHB 1180), a bill to eliminate the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from food and beverage containers used by children. The bill passed with bipartisan support on a vote of 95-1. |
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2009-11-24
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Dangerous or toxic toys can still be found on America’s store shelves, WashPIRG announced on Tuesday in its 24th annual Trouble in Toyland report. |
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2009-04-17
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Homeowners and consumers rights groups today lamented the state Legislature's failure to pass legislation that would protect new homeowners from shoddy construction for the third year in a row. |
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2009-03-11
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Consumer rights groups and homebuyers celebrated passage of Senate Bill 5895, also known as the Homebuyers Bill of Rights by a close margin of 25-24. The prime sponsor of the legislation was Senator Rodney Tom (D-48). |
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2009-03-08
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The Washington State Senate this morning concurred with the House on the Safe Baby Bottle Act (SSB 6248), which would ban the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles, sippy cups, and other children’s products. |
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2009-03-08
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The Washington State Senate this morning concurred with the House on the Safe Baby Bottle Act (SSB 6248), which would ban the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles, sippy cups, and other children’s products.
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2008-11-25
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Hazardous toys are still sold in stores across the country, despite a new law overhauling the nation's product safety watchdog agency, according to the 23rd annual toy safety survey released by WashPIRG. |
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2008-03-06
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Washington, DC -- Today, consumer, public interest and scientific groups applauded the U.S. Senate for passage of the sweeping Consumer Product Safety Reform Act, S. 2663. This bi-partisan legislation represents the most significant improvement in almost two decades to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the agency that oversees the safety of more than 15,000 consumer products in the United States. |
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2006-11-21
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TRI-CITIES—Hazardous toys are still sold in stores across the country, according to the 21st annual toy safety survey released today by the Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG). |
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2005-11-22
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SEATTLE—Hazardous toys continue to be sold in stores across the country, according to the 20th annual toy safety survey released today by the Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG). |
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2005-01-20
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SEATTLE—A toy drum set identified in WashPIRG's November 2004 "Trouble In Toyland" report has been recalled because it poses choking hazards to children under three years old, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced yesterday. |
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2004-11-23
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SEATTLE—Hazardous toys continue to be sold in stores across the country, according to a nationwide survey released today by the Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG). |
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2003-11-23
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Hazardous toys can still be found on store shelves across the country despite passage of the 1994 Child Safety Protection Act, according to a nationwide survey released today by the Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG). |
