Press Contact:
David Butler, Media Director
Consumers Union
1101 17th Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
butlda@consumer.org
Phone: (202) 462-6262
Fax: (202) 265-9548

Consumers Union Press Releases:

CU commends Chicago for banning BPA Chicago is the first city in the nation to ban BPA from plastic baby bottles & sippy cups for children under age 3 05/13/09

Minnesota becomes first state to ban BPA Starting 2011, Minnesota will ban BPA from plastic baby bottles and sippy cups. 05/08/09

Enactment of BPA ban in Suffolk County, NY hailed The decision makes it the first jurisdiction in the nation to ban BPA 04/02/09

Bill banning BPA in Suffolk County, NY passes The decision would make it the first jurisdiction in the nation to ban BPA. 03/04/09

CU: Ban BPA in children’s products FDA tacit in acknowledgement of BPA health concerns 02/24/09

Product safety law makes marketplace safer Organizations urge President Obama to appoint new leadership at the CPSC 01/30/09

FDA should ban BPA in children’s products Action needed to protect public while FDA gathers more data 12/15/08

CU urges holiday shoppers to use caution Children’s products account for two-thirds of recalled products in FY 2008 12/02/08

President signs strong product safety bill into law This critical new law will make products safer by requiring that toys and infant products be tested before they are sold 08/14/08

Senate votes for product safety, ban lead in toys Consumer groups urge President to sign bill into law now 08/01/08