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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 to ask them to support the strongest legislation possible which would require manufacturers to test children’s products before they are sold and notification cards for infant and toddler products.
Federal Letter Sample Language
[ Insert Name and Address of Senator ]
I would like to add my voice to those calling for improved safety product legislation 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.
I urge you to co-sponsor and support measures
to strengthen CPSC and protect children.
These bills 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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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 |
Tell Congress to make children's product safety a priority
A new Congress and a new year present fresh opportunities to move children's product safety to the forefront of the legislative agenda.
Now is the time to let your voice be heard!
Click here to let your congressional representative know that our children's safety from dangerous products should be a priority.
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