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RECALLS 2007-10-31 16:21:00 Counterfeit 'Square D' Circuit BreakersConnecticut Electric is recalling about 64,000 counterfeit Square D circuit breakers.The recalled circuit breakers labeled “Square D” are counterfeit and could fail to trip when they are required to, posing a fire hazard to consumers.The counterfeit circuit breakers are black and are marked as Square D products. Connecticut Electric has identified the following breakers as possibly being counterfeit: QO115, QO120, QO140, QO2125, QO215, QO220, QO230, QO240, QO250, QO260, QO1515, QO2020, QO3100, QO320, QO330, QO340, QO360, QOB120, QOB130, QOB220, QOB230, QOB250, QOB330, and QOB360.Actual Square D circuit breakers have (a) the amp rating written on the handle in white paint on the front of the breaker; (b) the Square D insignia molded onto the breaker side, and; (c) a yellow chromate mounting clip with half of the top of the clip visible. If your Square D breaker does not match this description, it could be counterfeit.http://www.consumeraffair
EBAY: WHERE RECALLED ITEMS LIVE FOREVER 2007-10-31 16:13:00 A test search finds 100% of the recalled toys on our 'shopping list'Much attention has been paid to the recent recalls of high-profile middle-class toys like the Fisher-Price "Go Diego Go" boat toy or Mattel's Barbie Doll and Tanner.News crews rush out to find stores that still have the offending items on their shelves. Politicians and government appointees huff and vow to enact new laws that will make life safer for children and their parents.But the truth is, many recalls accomplish little. The recalled items may disappear, at least for awhile, from store shelves but there is at least one place where recalled goods live forever, uninterrupted by fears of lead paint, strangulation or ingestion of magnets.That wonderland of e-commerce is eBay, the original darling of the online age.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/10/ebay_recalls.html~Sandy G.
BOGUS FTC E-MAIL HAS VIRUS 2007-10-30 17:46:00 The Federal Trade Commission, which has declared war on Internet scams, warned consumers on Monday not to open a bogus e-mail that appears to come from its fraud department because it carries an attachment that can download a virus.The e-mail says it is from "frauddep@ftc.gov" and has the FTC's government seal. But it was not issued by the agency and has attachments and links that will download a virus that could steal passwords and account numbers, the agency said."It's a treasure trove for identity theft," said David Torok of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "We're concerned. The virus that's attached to the e-mail is particularly virulent."Link to complete story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/29/AR2007102901594.html~Sandy G.
CANCER PATIENTS SKIPPING FLU AND PNEUMONIA SHOTS 2007-10-30 15:05:00 Study finds life-saving shots too often overlookedAlthough flu and pneumonia can be lethal for cancer patients, more than one quarter of patients undergoing radiation therapy are not complying with national guidelines to be vaccinated against these potentially life-threatening yet preventable illnesses, according to a study presented at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology’s 49th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.While Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and the Joint Commission recommend an annual flu vaccine for cancer patients aged 50 years or older, 25 percent of patients 50 years or older reported never having received the flu vaccine.Similarly, the pneumonia vaccine is recommended to all cancer patients 65 year or older; however, over one-third (36 percent) of cancer patients in this age range reported never having received the vaccine. Cancer patients are at a higher risk of acquiring and dying from these illnesses due to a weaker immune sy
SUPERBUG CONCERN AT N.Y. PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2007-10-30 14:55:00 Facilities being disinfected after employee, student showed signs of MRSAPublic schools in Mount Vernon are being disinfected after a worker and a student showed signs of an antibiotic-resistant staph infection, authorities said.Schools Superintendent W. L. Tony Sawyer said a high school employee and a third-grade student are being tested for MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The bacterial strain can be treated with other antibiotics, but without treatment it can be deadly.Sawyer said the two will stay home from the schools — Edward Williams Elementary and Nelson Mandela Community High — until the test results are known.Link to complete story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21516018/~Sandy G.
COUNTY SHUTS SCHOOL SYSTEM OVER SUPERBUG 2007-10-30 14:45:00 Eastern Kentucky district disinfecting 23 schools after MRSA foundAn eastern Kentucky school district with one confirmed case of antibiotic-resistant staph infection plans to shut down all 23 of its schools Monday, affecting about 10,300 students, to disinfect the facilities.The project will involve disinfecting classrooms, restrooms, cafeterias, hallways, locker rooms, buses and even external areas such as playgrounds and sports fields, said Roger Wagner, superintendent of Pike County schools."We're not closing schools because there's been a large number of breakouts, but as a preventive measure," Wagner said.One Pike County student was diagnosed with MRSA in September, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The bacterial strain can be treated with other antibiotics, but without treatment it can be deadly.The bacteria was blamed for the death of a 17-year-old Virginia high school senior and a 12-year-old New York City middle school student this month. At least seven student
CANADIAN BEEF LIKELY CAUSE OF U.S. E. COLI CASES 2007-10-30 08:53:00 Nearly 100 cases reported in two countries, USDA saysA defunct Canadian meatpacker is “a likely source” of beef that caused an outbreak of food-borne illnesses in the United States and Canada, the U.S. meat safety agency said on Friday.Nearly 100 illnesses have been reported due to the E. coli O157:H7 bacteria in the two nations. The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service said a comparison of “DNA fingerprints” of beef samples pointed to Ranchers Beef Ltd, of Balzac, Alberta.The Food Safety and Inspection Service directed U.S. food makers not to use boneless beef “trim” from Ranchers Beef and to hold all raw products made from it until both nations complete the investigation. FSIS delisted Ranchers Beef as an importer on October 20.In a statement, U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Richard Raymond said the Canadian Food Inspection Agency provided so-called PFGE patterns from Ranchers Beef products that ”helped us determine a likely source of contaminated product which led t
MEDICAL-BILL ERRORS BECOMING MORE COMMON 2007-10-30 08:26:00 8 out of 10 hospital statements have multiple mistakes, expert saysDon’t assume that your complicated medical bill is correct.Errors on bills for doctors, medical tests or hospitals can result in overcharges that run from a few dollars to tens of thousands of dollars.Husband and wife Ron and Marilyn Hess, from Homer, Alaska, were left facing a bill of about $10,000 from a hospital after Marilyn needed an appendectomy. The hospital bill was about $45,000, of which her insurer agreed to pay $35,000.After obtaining an itemized bill and with the help of a medical-billing advocate, the couple uncovered procedures billed that weren’t performed.And on her appendectomy and the second clean-up surgery, Marilyn was charged separately for each item used rather than a set fee for a surgical packet.“We were outraged when we saw the itemized statement from the hospital,” Ron said.Link to complete story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21527433/~Sandy G.
PARENTS BASH BUMBO 'RECALL' 2007-10-30 08:11:00 Does a new warning label make the seat safe?Last week's "recall" of about 1 million South African-made Bumbo "baby sitter" seats has parents fuming.The recall was announced following 28 reports of children falling out of the seats that had been placed on tabletops. At least three skull fractures were reported.But like many recall campaigns officially sanctioned by the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Bumbo effort is little more than a lukewarm publicity campaign, critics say.That's because, like many recalls, it isn't what most people think of when they hear the word "recall." The seats are not being called back for retrofitting or disposal. Instead, parents are being asked to contact Bumbo to get a new safety sticker.The sticker cautions parents not to leave their child unattended and to use the seat only at ground level. But some parents say the seats are not safe even when used on the floor.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/10/bumbo_
NEW JERSEY FINDS RECALLED BURGERS STILL BEING SOLD 2007-10-30 03:52:00 Florida firm recalls beef bound for prisonsTopps Meat Company is out of business and media attention to the company's huge 22-million-pound ground beef recall largely fizzled out.But the beef? It's still out there.Investigators for the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs this week purchased recalled Topps frozen hamburgers in a Union City, New Jersey store, resulting in immediate subpoenas to the store’s New York City-based distributor.The 22 million pounds of ground beef was recalled last month because it was contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. At the time it announced the recall, the company said it believed the majority of the tainted burgers had already been eaten.The recalled products bear the Topps name and also other brand names including Butcher’s Best, Kohler Foods, Mike’s, Pathmark, Rastelli’s Fine Foods, Roma-Topps, Sam’s Choice, Sand Castle, ShopRite and West Side.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/10/topps_sold.html~
RUSSIANS BEHIND ATTACK PDFS, SECURITY RESEARCHER SAYS 2007-10-30 03:41:00 An infamous hacker gang is sending malicious PDF docs, stealing financial dataA notorious Russian hacker gang is responsible for ongoing attacks using malicious PDF documents, a researcher said today.Users can thank the Russian Business Network (RBN), a well-known collective of cybercriminals, for the malware-armed PDF attachments that began appearing in in-boxes yesterday, said Ken Dunham, director of response for iSight Partners Inc. If the rigged PDFs succeed in infecting the target Windows system, the attack code installs a pair of rootkit files that "sniff and steal financial and other valuable data," said Dunham via e-mail.The rogue PDF documents are attached to spammed e-mail and arrive with filenames such as BILL.pdf, YOUR_BILL.pdf, INVOICE.pdf or STATEMET.pdt, said Symantec Corp. in a separate advisory yesterday. They exploit the "mailto:" protocol vulnerability disclosed more than a month ago by U.K.-based researcher Petko Petkov.Link to complete story: http://www.computerwo
TRAVEL SCAM HITS SOUTHERN ARIZONA 2007-10-30 03:06:00 Scammers sell card that supposedly reaps big travel benefitsA company called Show Me Destinations is offering “Two Roundtrip Airfares to Anywhere in the U.S.!” via a recent post card mailing to southern Arizona residents.Over the past two weeks BBB of Southern Arizona has taken several calls from area consumers inquiring about the legitimacy of the Surprise, Ariz., company, which appears to be a travel card mill scam.“Considering the number of calls BBB is getting about this post card, just about everybody in southern Arizona has won,” says Tom Collier, CEO. “That’s the first indication that this is likely a scam.”The card boasts a Southwest Airlines logo, but according to consumers who are calling, when they inquire with Southwest the airline has no knowledge of the promotion. This is the second indicator of a scam, Collier says.Organizations making these types of offers are known throughout the travel industry as “card mills” because they routinely offer credentials
HOME LEAD TEST KITS UNRELIABLE, FEDS WARN 2007-10-30 02:55:00 CPSC finds high incidence of false negatives and positivesFollowing reports of excessive lead in children's and pets' toys, many parents have rushed to buy lead test kits that they can use at home.But the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says its analysis finds that may not be a good idea.The CPSC today announced the results of a special evaluation of consumer lead test kits. CPSC staff used commonly available test kits on a variety of paints and other products containing different levels of lead.Many of the tests did not detect lead when it was there (false negatives); some indicated lead was present when it was not (false positives).Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/10/cpsc_lead.html~Sandy G.
RECALLS 2007-11-06 21:02:00 Skippy Pool Toys RecalledSwimways Corp. is recalling about 31,000 "Skippy" pool toys because of a laceration hazard. The elastic tongue of the fish can break and forcefully come out and cut the users' hands during launching of the toy.Swimways has received 24 reports of the pool toy breaking during use. There were five reports of injuries to children including one requiring stitches to a child's hand. Another child's thumb nail was ripped back from the nail bed.This recall involves a rubber pool toy shaped like a fish. The fish are blue, purple or green colored and measure 8 ' inches long by 5 inches wide. A loop of elastic tubing shaped like a tongue comes out of the mouth of the fish and is used for launching the fish across the water like a slingshot. 'WARNING. Do not aim at another person. Made in China' is printed on the bottom of the fish.http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls04/2007/skippy.htmlHunter Fan Recalls Humidifiers for Fire HazardHunter Fan is recalling its "Warm
ASPIRIN MAY REDUCE PARKINSON’S RISK 2007-11-06 19:38:00 Study finds NSAIDS may have a protective effectLike Cox-2 inhibitors, over-the-counter pain medications known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have become suspects in increasing risks of heart attacks and strokes.But researchers now think NSAIDs may have a beneficial effect too, reducing a person’s risk of Parkinson’s disease.The findings are in a study published in the November 6, 2007, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.“Given our results and the growing burden of Parkinson’s disease as people age, there’s a pressing need for further studies explaining why these drugs may play a protective role,” said study author Angelika D. Wahner, PhD, with the UCLA School of Public Health in Los Angeles.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/11/nsaids_parkinsons.html~Sandy G.
FISHER-PRICE RECALLS KITCHEN TOYS 2007-11-06 19:32:00 Fisher-Price is recalling about 155,000 "Laugh & Learn" kitchen toys because they prsent a choking hazard to infants.There have been 48 reports of small parts separating from the toys, including two reports of children gagging on pieces, one report of a child who started choking on a piece and one report of a child who choked on a piece.The recall involves a play kitchen learning toy with a pretend refrigerator, range and sink. The product's item number L5067 is stamped in several locations on the toy and printed on the product's packaging above the UPC.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls04/2007/fisher_price_kitchen_toys.html~Sandy G.
WHITE HOUSE PRESENTS ITS CONSUMER SAFETY PROPOSALS 2007-11-06 19:24:00 Cool response to Bush plan on Capitol Hill, where rival measures are already pendingThe Bush administration presented its plan to beef up product safety today, one week after a Senate committee passed a bill that would give the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) more power and money.But on Capitol Hill, there were complaints that Bush had omitted the most important part of the proposal: funding."I am pleased the President finally recognizes the threat of tainted imports to consumers," said Rep. John D. Dingell, Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. "Unfortunately, there is little new information in today's announcement. In fact, the critical issue of funding is curiously absent from the proposal."Noting that Congress is already considering legislation to provide increased funding and authority to the CPSC and other agencies, Dingell said his committee would soon hold hearings on Bush's proposals "to determine whether they respond to the problems our Committee
MAYO CLINIC SEES NEW HOPE IN BREAST CANCER DRUG 2007-11-06 08:50:00 New drug may induce cancer cells to self-destructA Mayo Clinic study of a drug that has shown promise in treating sarcoma, lung and brain cancers, demonstrates that the drug may also be effective in treating breast cancer, in particular the spread of breast cancer.The study, which was done in mouse models, is featured on the cover of the November issue of Cancer Research.The National Cancer Institute reports that of 240,510 breast cancer diagnoses each year, about 178,480 of those women will have invasive cancer that has spread.In breast cancer, the cancer commonly lodges in the bone, destroying it in a debilitating and painful process called osteolysis. Osteolysis can lead to bone fractures that release excess calcium into the blood causing patients to feel tired or even lose consciousness.The drug 2-methoxyestradiol -- or 2ME2, trade name Panzem -- is currently in clinical trials by other researchers as a treatment for various cancers. Mayo Clinic recently completed a clinical trial
CANADA LAUNCHES RECALLS WEB SITE 2007-11-06 08:41:00 First effort to list all Canadian recalls in one placeCanada has launched a recall Web site where Canadians can locate all recalled children's products and food products dating back to 1995, but Canadians still need to search other agency websites in order to find recall information on other products.The website, healthycanadians.gc.ca/, is Canada's first attempt to funnel recall information into one web address.“The new Web site combines recall information from Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency databases, and allows Canadians to search by keyword, date, product or company name, or browse through product recalls dating back to 1995,” according to a Health Canada press release.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/10/canada_recalls.html~Sandy G.
VERIZON OVERRIDES INTERNET SEARCHES WITH ITS OWN RESULTS 2007-11-06 08:32:00 Web search "tinkering" raises net neutrality concernsSubscribers to Verizon's high-powered fiber-optic Internet service (FiOS) are reporting that when they mistype a Web site address, they get redirected to Verizon's own search engine page -- even if they don't have Verizon's search page set as their default.The change has been advertised by Verizon as a way to help users reach the site they were trying to get to, but some are concerned that it's done more to gain revenue from advertisements placed on the Verizon search site."It was the very first thing I noticed when Verizon finally got FiOS installed here the other day. Very annoying and hardly in the spirit of net neutrality, eh?," wrote one Webmaster World user, who originally had Google set as his default search engine.Verizon first rolled out what it calls its "Advanced Web Search" for FiOS subscribers in the Midwest in June 2007.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/11/verizon_search.html~Sandy
INDUSTRY PAID FOR SAFETY CHIEF’S TRIPS 2007-11-06 08:20:00 Revelations add to pressure for Nord's resignationActing Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Nancy Nord is under more pressure today in the wake of revelations that industries regulated by her agency have paid for her travel.The Washington Post reports Nord has traveled to China and other destinations with various industries picking up the tab.According to the report, both Nord and her predecessor, Hal Stratton, took dozens of trips paid for by the toy, appliance and children's furniture industries and others they regulate. The Post cited internal CPSC documents it said showed the connections.The records reportedly show that Stratton, and then Nord, made nearly 30 trips since 2002 that were at least partially paid by trade associations or manufacturers. In some cases, the Post reports, some industries paying for travel – such as the toy industry – have been involved in huge recalls of dangerous products.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/11
CARGILL RECALLS 1 MILLION POUNDS OF GROUND BEEF 2007-11-06 08:10:00 It's Cargill's second big recall in less than a monthNearly a month after recalling 840,000 pounds of ground beef, Cargill, one of the largest U.S. food producers, is recalling another one million pounds, because it too may be tainted with E. coli bacteria.The ground beef products subject to recall were produced at the Wyalusing, Pennsylvania plant between Oct. 8 and 11, 2007, and were distributed to retailers nationwide.States impacted by the recall are: Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.Link to complete story and list of recalled product: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/11/cargill_recall.html~Sandy G.
REPORT: CONGRESS MUST ACT ON FOOD SAFETY 2007-11-06 08:01:00 Comprehensive farm-to-table reforms neededCongress needs to enact a comprehensive farm-to-table shake-up of the nation's food safety system, according to a new white paper published by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).As many as 5,000 Americans die each year from foodborne illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Another 325,000 are hospitalized, and 76 million become ill from unsafe food, the report notes.These illnesses and deaths are almost entirely preventable, with appropriate safeguards from farm to the kitchen.In its white paper, CSPI reviews a dozen food safety bills now being considered by Congress.While the majority of bills introduced so far address import inspection and include mandatory recall authority and civil penalties, many do not include mandatory process controls and government-enforced performance standards for both domestic and imported foods.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/
FDA SEEKS RECALL OF 'ALL NATURAL' POTENCY DRUGS 2007-11-06 07:54:00 ‘True Man Sexual Energy,’ ‘Energy Max’ dietary supplements targetedThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting a recall of True Man Sexual Energy Nutrient Capsules and Energy Max Energy Supplement Men's Formula Capsules, illegal drug products that the agency says contain potentially harmful, undeclared ingredients.“The risk is even more serious because consumers may not know that these ingredients can interact with medications and dangerously lower their blood pressure," said Janet Woodcock, M.D., deputy commissioner for scientific and medical programs, chief medical officer and acting director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.The products, often advertised as "all natural" alternatives to federally-approved erectile dysfunction drugs, could interact with medications and cause dangerously low blood pressure, the FDA said.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/11/fda_true_man.html~Sandy G.
BAYER WITHDRAWS ANTIBLEEDING DRUG TRASYLOL 2007-11-06 07:33:00 Study finds drug carries increased risk of deathBayer has announced it is suspending sales of Trasylol worldwide amid evidence that the antibleeding drug may have a higher risk of death than similar drugs.Last month, the FDA warned of the drug's dangers after it was notified that a Canadian research group stopped a study on Trasylol because the drug appeared to increase the risk for death compared to similar drugs used in the study.In January 2006, the New England Journal of Medicine published an article which found that the drug might be linked to a doubled risk of kidney failure, as well as increased risk of heart attacks, heart failure and strokes.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/11/bayer_trasylol.html~Sandy G.
TOTINO'S, JENO'S PEPPERONI PIZZAS RECALLED 2007-11-06 07:25:00 E. coli contamination possibleTotino’s and Jeno’s – divisions of food giant General Mills - have announced a voluntary recall of frozen pizzas with pepperoni toppings because of possible contamination of the pepperoni topping with E. coli.The recall affects about 414,000 cases of pizza products currently in stores and all similar pizza products in consumers’ freezers.It includes eight SKUs (stock keeping units or UPC codes) of Totino’s brand frozen pizza and three SKUs of Jeno’s brand frozen pizza with pepperoni topping, or incorporating pepperoni in combination with other toppings.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/11/ecoli_pizza.html~Sandy G.
RECALLS 2007-11-06 07:13:00 Limited Too Bead AttachmentsLimited Too is recalling pearl-like bead attachments sold with girl's gift sets. Surface coating on a plastic bead decorative packaging attachment contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.The recalled item is a pearl-like pink bead attachment on the outside packaging of the gift sets and a zipper pull/wrist band on a cosmetic lip gloss set. The gift sets were sold under the 'Sparkle by Too' line, as follows: 3-Pack Lip Gloss Wristlet (Style No. 2014), 4-Pack Body Spray (Style No. 2017), and 3-Piece Bath Set (Style No. 2018).http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls04/2007/limited_too.html~Sandy G.
FDA FINDS PROBLEMS WITH ONLINE DRUGS 2007-11-06 07:04:00 Consumers often bypassing physicians, study indicatesA yearlong U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation into drugs mailed to the United States from foreign countries suggests that consumers are turning to Internet purchases for reasons other than saving money.In many cases, the agency says, consumers are buying drugs online to avoid getting a prescription from their physician.The FDA also says a sampling of imported drugs indicates that consumers continue to spend money unnecessarily on potentially risky drug products bought over the Internet.The investigation found 88 percent of the 2,069 drug packages examined appeared to be prescription medicines available in the United States.Of the remaining products, some were dietary supplements, some were foreign products with labeling that was illegible or incomprehensible, and some were medications not available in the United States.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/11/fda_drugs_online.html~Sand
KIDS’ COUGH MEDICINE RECALLED OVER DOSING ISSUE 2007-11-06 06:55:00 Robitussin, Dimetapp caps may not give proper dosageSome children’s cough medicine is being recalled, not because of what’s in the bottle, but because of what’s on top of the bottle.Wyeth Pharmaceutical is recalling the products because the bottle caps, used to measure dosage, don’t accurately mark the half-teaspoon level recommended for children ages 2 to 5.Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, a division of Wyeth, announced a voluntary recall and replacement program for all U.S. retail outlets that sell several Robitussin products and Children’s Dimetapp Cold & Chest Congestion.“This action is specific to the dosage cup and not related to the medication itself,” Wyeth said in a statement. For children age two to under six, the Company is advising consumers not to use these medicines until the replacement products with the new cup are available.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/11/cough_medicine.html~Sandy G.
PRESSURE MOUNTS ON SAFETY CHIEF TO RESIGN 2007-11-05 09:20:00 Protests over Nord's opposition to strengthening her own agencyAnother consumer group, Public Citizen, is calling on Nancy Nord to step down as acting head of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.Nord has been in the line of fire in the wake of a cascading recall of consumer products – from tainted pet food to lead-painted toys.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other top Democrats have also called on Nord to step down.Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook says it's more than odd that, in a year that has seen an unprecedented number of recalls of unsafe products, the head of the agency designed to protect consumers is calling on lawmakers to reject legislation that would double its budget, beef up its authority and expand its staff.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/11/cpsc_nord.html~Sandy G.
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