FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 10, 2007
GOVERNOR SPITZER ANNOUNCES NEW STATEWIDE RECALL OF UNSAFE TOYS
Toy Safety Campaign Reveals Improved Compliance but Some Toys Remain on the Shelves Calls on Federal Government to Issue National Recall
Governor Eliot Spitzer today announced that the state Consumer Protection Board’s (CPB) Safe Toys NY Campaign found that toys with unsafe lead levels remain on store shelves across the state. The findings resulted from the Governor’s call for a statewide investigation of toys being sold in New York and revealed retail practices are in need of improvement in order to protect consumers. While inspections found increased compliance with recall requirements, toys with unsafe lead levels were still being sold. The Governor is also calling on the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to immediately issue a national recall of newly identified products found during investigations and is calling for the CPB to draft legislation to create and improve standards in the industry and better inform and protect consumers.
EMAIL: toytesting@consumer.state.ny.us to advocate for toy testing by manufacturers, retailers and others. in our State. Copy & Paste this sample letter:
Dear Governor Eliot Spitzer,
The recent revelations of toxic chemicals in children's toys points to a broader government failure to ensure that the industrial chemicals used in consumer products are safe for children. We urge you to hold government oversight hearings on this regulatory failure, and to move forward to update the nation's 30 year old chemical law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Our nation's chemical law should be overhauled to:
* Require complete health and safety testing on chemicals used in products and industry before they are put on the market, and make the information publicly available in order to protect the public and workers who handle these chemicals.
* Phase out the most dangerous chemicals, especially those that are showing up in newborn babies. The use of chemicals that can cause cancer, hormone disruption, nervous system problems, reproductive problems or other serious hazards should be prohibited. When a safer alternative exists, companies should be required to use it.
* Expand the public right-to-know on toxic chemicals. Consumers and workers should have easy access to information on the chemical content of products.
* Promote innovation for safer alternatives. The federal government should provide resources to businesses and researchers to make products safer.
We thank you for your leadership on public health and environmental issues and hope you address the regulatory failure that currently leaves children exposed to toxic chemicals.
Sincerely, "Your Name"
December 10, 2007
GOVERNOR SPITZER ANNOUNCES NEW STATEWIDE RECALL OF UNSAFE TOYS
Toy Safety Campaign Reveals Improved Compliance but Some Toys Remain on the Shelves Calls on Federal Government to Issue National Recall
Governor Eliot Spitzer today announced that the state Consumer Protection Board’s (CPB) Safe Toys NY Campaign found that toys with unsafe lead levels remain on store shelves across the state. The findings resulted from the Governor’s call for a statewide investigation of toys being sold in New York and revealed retail practices are in need of improvement in order to protect consumers. While inspections found increased compliance with recall requirements, toys with unsafe lead levels were still being sold. The Governor is also calling on the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to immediately issue a national recall of newly identified products found during investigations and is calling for the CPB to draft legislation to create and improve standards in the industry and better inform and protect consumers.
EMAIL: toytesting@consumer.state.ny.us to advocate for toy testing by manufacturers, retailers and others. in our State. Copy & Paste this sample letter:
Dear Governor Eliot Spitzer,
The recent revelations of toxic chemicals in children's toys points to a broader government failure to ensure that the industrial chemicals used in consumer products are safe for children. We urge you to hold government oversight hearings on this regulatory failure, and to move forward to update the nation's 30 year old chemical law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Our nation's chemical law should be overhauled to:
* Require complete health and safety testing on chemicals used in products and industry before they are put on the market, and make the information publicly available in order to protect the public and workers who handle these chemicals.
* Phase out the most dangerous chemicals, especially those that are showing up in newborn babies. The use of chemicals that can cause cancer, hormone disruption, nervous system problems, reproductive problems or other serious hazards should be prohibited. When a safer alternative exists, companies should be required to use it.
* Expand the public right-to-know on toxic chemicals. Consumers and workers should have easy access to information on the chemical content of products.
* Promote innovation for safer alternatives. The federal government should provide resources to businesses and researchers to make products safer.
We thank you for your leadership on public health and environmental issues and hope you address the regulatory failure that currently leaves children exposed to toxic chemicals.
Sincerely, "Your Name"
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