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In Kentucky, state officials are seeing to it that word of recalled children’s products gets to parents and child-care providers. KY Kids Alert will e-mail recall notices to some 1,500 child-care centers and homes that have e-mail addresses on file, and mail quarterly notices to another 1,400 that don’t. The Kentucky Attorney General’s office and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services are also working with other state agencies to get the news out about hazardous children’s products, since half the battle in preventing recalled products from harming anyone is just getting the word out that there’s been a recall. (See the Consumer Reports school safety alert program for recall information). Read the full Safety blog post.

Japanese retailer fined, banned from selling children's products in U.S. Daiso, a huge international retail chain, has agreed to pay a $2.05 million fine and to stop importing toys and children's products into the U.S., according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The company has been accused of importing children's products that violate U.S. laws on lead levels, phthalates, and small parts, among other things. "This landmark agreement for an injunction sets a precedent for any firm attempting to distribute hazardous products to our nation's children" said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. "We are committed to the safety of children's products and we will use the full force of our enforcement powers to prevent the sale of harmful products." (See our toys safety tips and buying guide.) Read the full Safety blog post.

Annual cost of foodborne illness: $152 billion. Illnesses from food tainted with e. coli, salmonella and other contaminants cost the nation $152 billion annually, according to a new study from a food safety group. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 76 million cases of food-related illness—resulting in 5,000 deaths and 325,000 hospitalizations—occur in the United States each year. Most go unreported. "This report underlines the necessity for the Senate to act immediately to pass pending FDA food safety reform legislation. A bill that would require the FDA to visit high-risk food processors at least once a year, rather than the once every ten years that they average currently, has broad bi-partisan support," stated Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives at Consumers Union. (See how to keep baby's formula and food safe.) Read the full Safety blog post.

In Kentucky, state officials are seeing to it that word of recalled children’s products gets to parents and child-care providers. KY Kids Alert will e-mail recall notices to some 1,500 child-care centers and homes that have e-mail addresses on file, and mail quarterly notices to another 1,400 that don’t. The Kentucky Attorney General’s office and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services are also working with other state agencies to get the news out about hazardous children’s products, since half the battle in preventing recalled products from harming anyone is just getting the word out that there’s been a recall. (See the Consumer Reports school safety alert program for recall information). Read the full Safety blog post.

Japanese retailer fined, banned from selling children's products in U.S. Daiso, a huge international retail chain, has agreed to pay a $2.05 million fine and to stop importing toys and children's products into the U.S., according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The company has been accused of importing children's products that violate U.S. laws on lead levels, phthalates, and small parts, among other things. "This landmark agreement for an injunction sets a precedent for any firm attempting to distribute hazardous products to our nation's children" said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. "We are committed to the safety of children's products and we will use the full force of our enforcement powers to prevent the sale of harmful products." (See our toys safety tips and buying guide.) Read the full Safety blog post.

Annual cost of foodborne illness: $152 billion. Illnesses from food tainted with e. coli, salmonella and other contaminants cost the nation $152 billion annually, according to a new study from a food safety group. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 76 million cases of food-related illness—resulting in 5,000 deaths and 325,000 hospitalizations—occur in the United States each year. Most go unreported. "This report underlines the necessity for the Senate to act immediately to pass pending FDA food safety reform legislation. A bill that would require the FDA to visit high-risk food processors at least once a year, rather than the once every ten years that they average currently, has broad bi-partisan support," stated Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives at Consumers Union. (See how to keep baby's formula and food safe.) Read the full Safety blog post.

In Kentucky, state officials are seeing to it that word of recalled children’s products gets to parents and child-care providers. KY Kids Alert will e-mail recall notices to some 1,500 child-care centers and homes that have e-mail addresses on file, and mail quarterly notices to another 1,400 that don’t. The Kentucky Attorney General’s office and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services are also working with other state agencies to get the news out about hazardous children’s products, since half the battle in preventing recalled products from harming anyone is just getting the word out that there’s been a recall. (See the Consumer Reports school safety alert program for recall information). Read the full Safety blog post.

Japanese retailer fined, banned from selling children's products in U.S. Daiso, a huge international retail chain, has agreed to pay a $2.05 million fine and to stop importing toys and children's products into the U.S., according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The company has been accused of importing children's products that violate U.S. laws on lead levels, phthalates, and small parts, among other things. "This landmark agreement for an injunction sets a precedent for any firm attempting to distribute hazardous products to our nation's children" said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. "We are committed to the safety of children's products and we will use the full force of our enforcement powers to prevent the sale of harmful products." (See our toys safety tips and buying guide.) Read the full Safety blog post.

Annual cost of foodborne illness: $152 billion. Illnesses from food tainted with e. coli, salmonella and other contaminants cost the nation $152 billion annually, according to a new study from a food safety group. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 76 million cases of food-related illness—resulting in 5,000 deaths and 325,000 hospitalizations—occur in the United States each year. Most go unreported. "This report underlines the necessity for the Senate to act immediately to pass pending FDA food safety reform legislation. A bill that would require the FDA to visit high-risk food processors at least once a year, rather than the once every ten years that they average currently, has broad bi-partisan support," stated Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives at Consumers Union. (See how to keep baby's formula and food safe.) Read the full Safety blog post.

In Kentucky, state officials are seeing to it that word of recalled children’s products gets to parents and child-care providers. KY Kids Alert will e-mail recall notices to some 1,500 child-care centers and homes that have e-mail addresses on file, and mail quarterly notices to another 1,400 that don’t. The Kentucky Attorney General’s office and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services are also working with other state agencies to get the news out about hazardous children’s products, since half the battle in preventing recalled products from harming anyone is just getting the word out that there’s been a recall. (See the Consumer Reports school safety alert program for recall information). Read the full Safety blog post.

Japanese retailer fined, banned from selling children's products in U.S. Daiso, a huge international retail chain, has agreed to pay a $2.05 million fine and to stop importing toys and children's products into the U.S., according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The company has been accused of importing children's products that violate U.S. laws on lead levels, phthalates, and small parts, among other things. "This landmark agreement for an injunction sets a precedent for any firm attempting to distribute hazardous products to our nation's children" said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. "We are committed to the safety of children's products and we will use the full force of our enforcement powers to prevent the sale of harmful products." (See our toys safety tips and buying guide.) Read the full Safety blog post.

Annual cost of foodborne illness: $152 billion. Illnesses from food tainted with e. coli, salmonella and other contaminants cost the nation $152 billion annually, according to a new study from a food safety group. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 76 million cases of food-related illness—resulting in 5,000 deaths and 325,000 hospitalizations—occur in the United States each year. Most go unreported. "This report underlines the necessity for the Senate to act immediately to pass pending FDA food safety reform legislation. A bill that would require the FDA to visit high-risk food processors at least once a year, rather than the once every ten years that they average currently, has broad bi-partisan support," stated Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives at Consumers Union. (See how to keep baby's formula and food safe.) Read the full Safety blog post.

In Kentucky, state officials are seeing to it that word of recalled children’s products gets to parents and child-care providers. KY Kids Alert will e-mail recall notices to some 1,500 child-care centers and homes that have e-mail addresses on file, and mail quarterly notices to another 1,400 that don’t. The Kentucky Attorney General’s office and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services are also working with other state agencies to get the news out about hazardous children’s products, since half the battle in preventing recalled products from harming anyone is just getting the word out that there’s been a recall. (See the Consumer Reports school safety alert program for recall information). Read the full Safety blog post.

Japanese retailer fined, banned from selling children's products in U.S. Daiso, a huge international retail chain, has agreed to pay a $2.05 million fine and to stop importing toys and children's products into the U.S., according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The company has been accused of importing children's products that violate U.S. laws on lead levels, phthalates, and small parts, among other things. "This landmark agreement for an injunction sets a precedent for any firm attempting to distribute hazardous products to our nation's children" said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. "We are committed to the safety of children's products and we will use the full force of our enforcement powers to prevent the sale of harmful products." (See our toys safety tips and buying guide.) Read the full Safety blog post.

Annual cost of foodborne illness: $152 billion. Illnesses from food tainted with e. coli, salmonella and other contaminants cost the nation $152 billion annually, according to a new study from a food safety group. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 76 million cases of food-related illness—resulting in 5,000 deaths and 325,000 hospitalizations—occur in the United States each year. Most go unreported. "This report underlines the necessity for the Senate to act immediately to pass pending FDA food safety reform legislation. A bill that would require the FDA to visit high-risk food processors at least once a year, rather than the once every ten years that they average currently, has broad bi-partisan support," stated Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives at Consumers Union. (See how to keep baby's formula and food safe.) Read the full Safety blog post.

In Kentucky, state officials are seeing to it that word of recalled children’s products gets to parents and child-care providers. KY Kids Alert will e-mail recall notices to some 1,500 child-care centers and homes that have e-mail addresses on file, and mail quarterly notices to another 1,400 that don’t. The Kentucky Attorney General’s office and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services are also working with other state agencies to get the news out about hazardous children’s products, since half the battle in preventing recalled products from harming anyone is just getting the word out that there’s been a recall. (See the Consumer Reports school safety alert program for recall information). Read the full Safety blog post.

Japanese retailer fined, banned from selling children's products in U.S. Daiso, a huge international retail chain, has agreed to pay a $2.05 million fine and to stop importing toys and children's products into the U.S., according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The company has been accused of importing children's products that violate U.S. laws on lead levels, phthalates, and small parts, among other things. "This landmark agreement for an injunction sets a precedent for any firm attempting to distribute hazardous products to our nation's children" said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. "We are committed to the safety of children's products and we will use the full force of our enforcement powers to prevent the sale of harmful products." (See our toys safety tips and buying guide.) Read the full Safety blog post.

Annual cost of foodborne illness: $152 billion. Illnesses from food tainted with e. coli, salmonella and other contaminants cost the nation $152 billion annually, according to a new study from a food safety group. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 76 million cases of food-related illness—resulting in 5,000 deaths and 325,000 hospitalizations—occur in the United States each year. Most go unreported. "This report underlines the necessity for the Senate to act immediately to pass pending FDA food safety reform legislation. A bill that would require the FDA to visit high-risk food processors at least once a year, rather than the once every ten years that they average currently, has broad bi-partisan support," stated Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives at Consumers Union. (See how to keep baby's formula and food safe.) Read the full Safety blog post.

In Kentucky, state officials are seeing to it that word of recalled children’s products gets to parents and child-care providers. KY Kids Alert will e-mail recall notices to some 1,500 child-care centers and homes that have e-mail addresses on file, and mail quarterly notices to another 1,400 that don’t. The Kentucky Attorney General’s office and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services are also working with other state agencies to get the news out about hazardous children’s products, since half the battle in preventing recalled products from harming anyone is just getting the word out that there’s been a recall. (See the Consumer Reports school safety alert program for recall information). Read the full Safety blog post.

Japanese retailer fined, banned from selling children's products in U.S. Daiso, a huge international retail chain, has agreed to pay a $2.05 million fine and to stop importing toys and children's products into the U.S., according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The company has been accused of importing children's products that violate U.S. laws on lead levels, phthalates, and small parts, among other things. "This landmark agreement for an injunction sets a precedent for any firm attempting to distribute hazardous products to our nation's children" said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. "We are committed to the safety of children's products and we will use the full force of our enforcement powers to prevent the sale of harmful products." (See our toys safety tips and buying guide.) Read the full Safety blog post.

Annual cost of foodborne illness: $152 billion. Illnesses from food tainted with e. coli, salmonella and other contaminants cost the nation $152 billion annually, according to a new study from a food safety group. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 76 million cases of food-related illness—resulting in 5,000 deaths and 325,000 hospitalizations—occur in the United States each year. Most go unreported. "This report underlines the necessity for the Senate to act immediately to pass pending FDA food safety reform legislation. A bill that would require the FDA to visit high-risk food processors at least once a year, rather than the once every ten years that they average currently, has broad bi-partisan support," stated Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives at Consumers Union. (See how to keep baby's formula and food safe.) Read the full Safety blog post.

In Kentucky, state officials are seeing to it that word of recalled children’s products gets to parents and child-care providers. KY Kids Alert will e-mail recall notices to some 1,500 child-care centers and homes that have e-mail addresses on file, and mail quarterly notices to another 1,400 that don’t. The Kentucky Attorney General’s office and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services are also working with other state agencies to get the news out about hazardous children’s products, since half the battle in preventing recalled products from harming anyone is just getting the word out that there’s been a recall. (See the Consumer Reports school safety alert program for recall information). Read the full Safety blog post.

Japanese retailer fined, banned from selling children's products in U.S. Daiso, a huge international retail chain, has agreed to pay a $2.05 million fine and to stop importing toys and children's products into the U.S., according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The company has been accused of importing children's products that violate U.S. laws on lead levels, phthalates, and small parts, among other things. "This landmark agreement for an injunction sets a precedent for any firm attempting to distribute hazardous products to our nation's children" said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. "We are committed to the safety of children's products and we will use the full force of our enforcement powers to prevent the sale of harmful products." (See our toys safety tips and buying guide.) Read the full Safety blog post.

Annual cost of foodborne illness: $152 billion. Illnesses from food tainted with e. coli, salmonella and other contaminants cost the nation $152 billion annually, according to a new study from a food safety group. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 76 million cases of food-related illness—resulting in 5,000 deaths and 325,000 hospitalizations—occur in the United States each year. Most go unreported. "This report underlines the necessity for the Senate to act immediately to pass pending FDA food safety reform legislation. A bill that would require the FDA to visit high-risk food processors at least once a year, rather than the once every ten years that they average currently, has broad bi-partisan support," stated Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives at Consumers Union. (See how to keep baby's formula and food safe.) Read the full Safety blog post.

In Kentucky, state officials are seeing to it that word of recalled children’s products gets to parents and child-care providers. KY Kids Alert will e-mail recall notices to some 1,500 child-care centers and homes that have e-mail addresses on file, and mail quarterly notices to another 1,400 that don’t. The Kentucky Attorney General’s office and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services are also working with other state agencies to get the news out about hazardous children’s products, since half the battle in preventing recalled products from harming anyone is just getting the word out that there’s been a recall. (See the Consumer Reports school safety alert program for recall information). Read the full Safety blog post.

Japanese retailer fined, banned from selling children's products in U.S. Daiso, a huge international retail chain, has agreed to pay a $2.05 million fine and to stop importing toys and children's products into the U.S., according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The company has been accused of importing children's products that violate U.S. laws on lead levels, phthalates, and small parts, among other things. "This landmark agreement for an injunction sets a precedent for any firm attempting to distribute hazardous products to our nation's children" said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. "We are committed to the safety of children's products and we will use the full force of our enforcement powers to prevent the sale of harmful products." (See our toys safety tips and buying guide.) Read the full Safety blog post.

Annual cost of foodborne illness: $152 billion. Illnesses from food tainted with e. coli, salmonella and other contaminants cost the nation $152 billion annually, according to a new study from a food safety group. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 76 million cases of food-related illness—resulting in 5,000 deaths and 325,000 hospitalizations—occur in the United States each year. Most go unreported. "This report underlines the necessity for the Senate to act immediately to pass pending FDA food safety reform legislation. A bill that would require the FDA to visit high-risk food processors at least once a year, rather than the once every ten years that they average currently, has broad bi-partisan support," stated Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives at Consumers Union. (See how to keep baby's formula and food safe.) Read the full Safety blog post.

In Kentucky, state officials are seeing to it that word of recalled children’s products gets to parents and child-care providers. KY Kids Alert will e-mail recall notices to some 1,500 child-care centers and homes that have e-mail addresses on file, and mail quarterly notices to another 1,400 that don’t. The Kentucky Attorney General’s office and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services are also working with other state agencies to get the news out about hazardous children’s products, since half the battle in preventing recalled products from harming anyone is just getting the word out that there’s been a recall. (See the Consumer Reports school safety alert program for recall information). Read the full Safety blog post.

Japanese retailer fined, banned from selling children's products in U.S. Daiso, a huge international retail chain, has agreed to pay a $2.05 million fine and to stop importing toys and children's products into the U.S., according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The company has been accused of importing children's products that violate U.S. laws on lead levels, phthalates, and small parts, among other things. "This landmark agreement for an injunction sets a precedent for any firm attempting to distribute hazardous products to our nation's children" said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. "We are committed to the safety of children's products and we will use the full force of our enforcement powers to prevent the sale of harmful products." (See our toys safety tips and buying guide.) Read the full Safety blog post.

Annual cost of foodborne illness: $152 billion. Illnesses from food tainted with e. coli, salmonella and other contaminants cost the nation $152 billion annually, according to a new study from a food safety group. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 76 million cases of food-related illness—resulting in 5,000 deaths and 325,000 hospitalizations—occur in the United States each year. Most go unreported. "This report underlines the necessity for the Senate to act immediately to pass pending FDA food safety reform legislation. A bill that would require the FDA to visit high-risk food processors at least once a year, rather than the once every ten years that they average currently, has broad bi-partisan support," stated Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives at Consumers Union. (See how to keep baby's formula and food safe.) Read the full Safety blog post.