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May 30, 2008 |
CU supports federal bill to remove the SSN from newly issued Medicare cards This legislation is a strong first step in protecting America's seniors from identity theft. |
May 28, 2008 |
Launch of the Cover America Tour RV road tour will highlight the problems Americans have with health care coverage |
May 27, 2008 |
More recent lead paint recalls 2.5 million children’s products recalled this month for violating a 30-year-old a lead paint standard |
May 16, 2008 |
Drug ads should include 1-800 number FDA should provide a toll-free number and website to report serious side effects of prescription medications |
May 15, 2008 |
Children’s product safety needs improvement Groups & parents call on the Congress to ensure that the CPSC can protect our broken product safety net |
| Product recalls on track to break record A CU report found more than 1.3 million products have been recalled in 2008 |
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May 14, 2008 |
Concerns about high deductible health insurance and Health Savings Accounts It is time for Congress to call a halt to this misguided policy and turn its attention to health system reform |
| Strengthen FDA’s authority over medical devices CU also supports for the FDA to require recalls of unsafe food and drugs |
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| Consumers need affordable health care options High deductible or tax incentive policies do not help those most in need |
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| May 9th Coalition Statement on CPSC Reform Act Our coalition urges lawmakers on the conference committee to send the strongest possible bill to the President when it finally reconciles House and Senate versions of the CPSC Reform Act. |
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| CU calls for regulation of BPA and Phthalates CU is concerned about the potentially harmful health effects of both of these chemicals in consumer products |
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May 08, 2008 |
Congress should impose 3-year wait on drug ads New ads should include 1-800 number and website to report adverse effects |
May 05, 2008 |
Comments to the National Research Council regarding the safety of nanomaterials The current pace of nanomaterial commercialization do not give consumers confidence that the lessons of the past are being heeded. |
May 02, 2008 |
New rules proposed to curb unfair bank practices Proposal offers new protections for credit card customers, but more safeguards are needed |
May 01, 2008 |
FDA is an agency in dire need of major reform CU testimony regarding the Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Safety provisions of the “FDA Globalization Act” |
| New authority and funding needed for FDA CU welcomes commitment to protect nations’ drug & food supply |
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