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MULVANEY SAYS HE'LL "FIX" CFPB, WARREN TO JOIN PROTEST TUESDAY

Mick Mulvaney has  "inherent conflicts"  in running the CFPB. First, he runs the White House budget office, and the CFPB was designed to be an independent agency, and second, he has nothing but disdain for the agency's work  in protecting consumers, saying the office was "sad, sick and a joke".

Consumer Bureau Threatened By President's Assertion He Can Select Temporary Director

Monday, November 27, 2017
By | Deirdre Cummings
Legislative Director

Protecting the Consumer Protection Agency - CFPB

News Release | MASSPIRG Education Fund | Consumer Protection

32nd Annual “Trouble in Toyland” Survey Finds Dangerous Toys on Store Shelves

Stores nationwide are still offering dangerous and toxic toys this holiday season and, in some cases, ignoring explicit government safety regulations in the process.

Report | MASSPIRG Education Fund | Consumer Protection

Trouble in Toyland

Stores nationwide are still offering dangerous and toxic toys this holiday season and, in some cases, ignoring explicit government safety regulations in the process. 

Statement on resignation of CFPB Director

Wednesday, November 15, 2017
By | Deirdre Cummings
Legislative Director

Richard Coudray, Director of CFPB, stepping down.

News Release | MASSPIRG Education Fund | Consumer Protection

Target Removes Lead-Laden Fidget Spinner from Website, But Still Available for Sale In-Store

Target Removes Lead-Laden Fidget Spinner from Website, But Still Available for Sale In-Store

CPSC Commissioner states that it is obvious that fidget spinners are toys

 

News Release | MASSPIRG Education Fund | Consumer Protection

High Levels of Lead Found in Fidget Spinners

Boston– The MASSPIRG Education Fund found fidget spinners with high levels of lead for sale at Target stores across the country. Parents and consumers need to know about these lead-laden toys, especially because we alerted Target and the toy’s distributor, Bulls i Toy, to our findings, but they refused to address the problem. The toxic fidget spinners are still available both in toy aisles at Target stores and on its website. Incredibly, Target and Bulls i Toy defend their inaction by pointing to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) declaration that fidget spinners are NOT technically “children’s products” subject to legal limits for lead. 

Report | MASSPIRG Education Fund | Public Health, Consumer Protection

Lead in Fidget Spinners

The MASSPIRG Education Fund found fidget spinners with high levels of lead for sale at Target stores in Massachusetts and across the country.

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