Incorporated Moms : 2007 August

Is it just me, or are you starting to get freaked out about all these
toy recalls too? Just yesterday, I sat down for a peaceful breakfast
(well, as peaceful as you can get with a Cheerio food fight going on),
and on the front page of the New York Times there was an announcement of
yet another massive recall of toys–and in the Business Section there
was a story about lead in bibs for babies. What’s next?

This must stop! There are already over 15,000 signatures on our “No
Toxics in Toys” petition from last week. Let’s double that number. The
Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) needs the tools and authority
to ensure our children’s safety. We can provide Congress with the
political capital they need to pass legislation that stops toxic toys.

SIGN THE PETITION & SEND IT TO 5 FRIENDS: Help us build a massive
national movement that can’t be ignored. Sign the petition at:
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/momsrising/signUp.jsp?key=2362

*Once you’ve signed the petition, please forward this email to
friends, family, your book group, coworkers, school and sports lists, and
favorite Big Bird fan. Let’s make a strong statement together by getting
as many signers as possible.

THE LOWDOWN: CPSC is an under-funded agency with an outdated
regulatory authority. It needs the resources and authority to keep our children
safe. It’s time to pass legislation to make sure CPSC can do its job
to keep dangerous products out of our homes. Congress can take several
steps to keep children safe:
1) Give real teeth and authority to CPSC to keep toxics out of toys
and set firm toxic limits (since there are only guidelines now);
2) Create a third-party testing system and increase the fines for
those companies who put toxics in toys;
3) Fully fund the CPSC, which has had a stagnant budget since 2005,
so it can enforce the laws;
4) Increase staffing at CPSC since their current staffing is at its
lowest level since the 1980s;
5) Give authority to quickly release safety warnings about imminent
hazards without manufacture approval.

Two recently introduced bills in the Senate propose to do just this.
Let’s make sure that Congress hears our strong support for this
legislation. Our children need safe products NOW.

PASS IT ON–KEEP TOXICS AWAY FROM KIDS: Can you think of any list you
have not yet posted this petition on? Any friends who have been
sneaking into their children’s rooms late at night to confiscate that special
Big Bird toy? Get them involved and pass the petition on so we can get
as many signers as possible!

You can find the petition at
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/momsrising/signUp.jsp?key=2362

Together, we can keep our kids safe from dangerous toxic products and
focus on more important things, like protecting them from flying
Cheerios.
Best –Donna, Katie, Joan, Mary, Kristin, and the MomsRising Team

P.S. GET THE LATEST RECALL NOTICES VIA EMAIL: CPSC has an easy and
handy service that will email recall notices right to your inbox! Just go
to their website - www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx - and simply provide
them with your e-mail address.

P.P. S. For more information:
* Coverage in the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/15/business/worldbusiness/15imports.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
* Bib Recall information:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/15/business/15lead.html
* CPSC Info on the Fisher-Price recall:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07257.html
* CBS News story on Fisher-Price recall:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/01/national/main3124623_page2.shtml
* Center for Disease Control web site about lead poisoning:
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/faq/about.htm
* List of recalled children’s products:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/child.html

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on our new, secure website go to:
https://secure.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/momsrising/shop/custom.jsp?donate_page_KEY=2156

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I want to make every parent aware about the hazardous toys in your toy chests. After looking over this recall list, I was able to recognize toys I owned that needed to be recalled.

Click here for the recall list.

Click here for information on where to send your recalled toys.

And finally, click here to sign a petition so that this never happens again.

Thanks for your time.

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