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Do you think that manufacturers should be required to test their children’s
products, so that your baby is not the one who find out it is unsafe?
Do you think that recalled products that have hurt and killed children should
not be resold, or used in childcare facilities?
If so, let your voice be heard! Let your representatives on both the
state and federal levels know that you
want to see safer children's products.
Use the templates below to write or email your elected official. Using a text editor,
cut the text between the lines and paste it into an email message.
Advocacy > Letter Templates
Send this letter to your U.S. Senator or Representative, thanking them for their support of HR 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and to ask them to carefully monitor the implementation process to make sure children's products are independently tested for safety before they are sold. However, if you are representated by Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas), Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) or Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ); they were the only legislators to vote against children's product safety.
Federal Letter Sample Language
[ Insert Name and Address of Senator ]
I would like to thank you for voting for improved children's product safety in our country. Too many children are injured by unsafe products that reach the market without adequate testing or stay in homes and child care facilities long after a recall.
Thank you for voting for the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 which will increase funding and authority for the CPSC, require premarket testing to strict standards for children's products and ban lead and other harmful substances from our children's toys.
I urge you to now take seriously Congress's oversight role in making sure the measures of this legislation are fully implemented.
This bill will keep dangerous products off store shelves and ensure that parents and caregivers learn about recalls when they happen.
You might also want to urge your representatives in Congress to support measures that:
We need a strong children’s product safety system. Please help consumers demand responsible manufacturing.
Thank you
[ Insert Your Name and Contact Information ]
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Click here
to access the United States House of Representatives'
web site and follow the online instructions.
Send this letter to your state representative or state senator and encourage them to adopt
the Children’s Product Safety Act in your state, so that second hand retailers, and childcare
facilities can not resell or use recalled products.
State Letter Sample Language
[ Insert Name and Address of Representative ]
I would like to add my voice to those calling for improved children's product
safety. I urge you to support the Children's Product Safety Act in (Your State).
This language, adopted in seven states, protects children by prohibiting the sale
or lease of dangerous children's products and eliminates dangerous products in our
licensed childcare facilities.
For more information on this Act and how you can support it in our state, contact
Kids In Danger at 312/595-0649 or www.KidsInDanger.org.
Thank you
[ Insert Your Name and Contact Information ]
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Check with Kids In Danger to find out how your
community can help.
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STATE |
Click here
Find your state elected officials email addresses by following
links from your state’s homepage. Each state can be found at
www.state.--.us, with your state’s two-letter abbreviation
in the blank field.
For example — to find the state elected official emails for Illinois,
type www.state.il.us
in the address line of your browser.
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FEDERAL |
Click here to thank Congress for making children's product safety a priority
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