October 11, 2008
Saturday
     

Why is Exxon Blocking the Toy Safety Bill?

Date: 07-21-2008
Type: activism
Categories: Activism / Corporate Governance
Source: uspirg.org

Eleventh-hour demands from Exxon-Mobil and the toy industry are threatening our top-priority product safety reform law. In 2007, more than 45 million toys and children’s products were recalled because of dangerous magnets, unsafe levels of toxic lead and choking hazards. In response, both the House and Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation to reform and strengthen the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Now, special interest demands to remove or weaken key reform provisions are preventing the bill from reaching the president.

Click here to read more about the CPSC Reform Bill.

Please click here to sign a letter to our congressional leadership telling them to stand up to ExxonMobil and deliver a toy safety bill that will truly protect our kids!
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uspirg.org
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