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Trenton- In the shade of a giant rubber duck in Mill Hill Park, Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein joined New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG), and groups representing parents and the learning disabled, to call for action on the Toxic-Free Children’s Products Act (A2332/S1428).
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey—Students overwhelmingly support limits on campus credit card marketing, according to the results of a nationwide USPIRG survey of over 1500 students at 40 colleges in 14 states including Rutgers University.
A statement Gary Kalman, the Director of our federal lobby office, on the ethics oversight rules passed by Congress.
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A nation-wide survey of college students spotlights the marketing practices of credit card companies on college campuses, and the impacts that marketing has on students.
One year from now 22 million Americans who rely on free over-the-air analog broadcasting will be at risk of losing access to TV. On February 17, 2009, analog televisions that receive over-the-air signals will go dark, unless they are retrofitted with digital converter boxes. For many Americans who are hearing about the transition for the first time, information about the change comes from electronic store retailers, where consumers ask what is necessary to maintain TV reception-- a primary source for news, information and entertainment.
Bisphenol A, a hormone-disrupting chemical that is the building block of polycarbonate plastic, has been found to leach out of six major brands of popular baby bottles sold in the United States and Canada. Baby’s Toxic Bottle: Bisphenol A leaching from Popular Brands of Baby Bottles, commissioned by a coalition of U.S. and Canadian environmental health organizations, tested plastic baby bottles in the U.S. and Canada,including products made by Avent, Disney/The First Years, Dr. Brown’s, Evenflo, Gerber, and Playtex, for leaching of bisphenol A. The U.S.bottles were purchased in nine states at major retailers: Babies”R”Us, CVS, Target, Toys”R”Us,Walgreens, and Wal-Mart. Tests found these popular bottle brands leach levels of bisphenolA (5-8 parts per billion) when heated. Laboratory experiments with animals show that exposure to this level of bisphenol A causes a range of adverse effects.
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Assemblywoman Greenstein introduces NJPIRG-backed legislation to ban toxic chemicals in children's products.
A new report released by NJPIRG and other groups finds that most plastic baby bottles sold in the United States could be hazardous to a baby's health.
Two New Jersey parents have some harsh criticism for the agency in charge of product recalls and the companies that are supposed to report to it.
They say the organizations take too long to inform the public about potentially dangerous even deadly problems.
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