Current Campaigns
Toy manufacturers should act swiftly to recall unsafe products and give
parents the information they need to allow them to purchase safe toys
for their children. Read more.
To provide the safest food possible, the federal government must work
with state and local governments and allow them to do what it takes to
protect public health. Read more.
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Our product safety net isn’t up to the job of protecting us
from dangerous product.
America
is facing a hyper-competitive, globalized marketplace, with enormous pressure
to cut costs—and cut corners. And at the very moment that both corporate CEOs
and top government officials should be demanding greater vigilance, we've seen
regulations weakened or repealed and funding for watchdog agencies slashed.
High-profile recalls of food, drugs and other consumer products has families
wondering what else is slipping through the safety net.
In 2007, 25 million toys were recalled because they were
laced with lead or contained small, powerful magnets that could perforate a
young child’s intestines. Before that 60 million pounds of pet food
recalled because they were peppered with rat poison. Drug-maker like Merck were
exposed for selling Vioxx even after their own clinical trials showed that the
drug had lethally dangerous side effects. The drug ended up ending the lives of
thousands after 2 million people were prescribed the drug
That’s why, along with PIRG leaders in 23 other states, we’re launching the
Corporate Safety Challenge. Together, we want to challenge CEOs to take action
on product safety before another major recall occurs. We need to challenge our
government to set better standards, hold companies accountable, and put enough
cops on the product safety beat to get the job done.
