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CEH Ending Hidden Lead Hazards in Purses

Jan 25, 2010Ryan BerghoffChildren's Health, Legal Action

Last April, CEH announced finding high levels of lead in dozens of purses and handbags sold at several major retailers, including Target, Macy’s, WalMart and many others. Last week, a landmark legal agreement with four major companies established, for the first time,...

How Art Thou Wrong, Ms. Northup? Let Me Count the Ways

Jan 19, 2010Michael GreenChildren's Health, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action

In my recent letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal, I responded to Ann Northup, a commissioner of the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), who wrote a misleading editorial in The Journal, opposing new federal legislation that protects children...