Media reports: Johnson & Johnson reaches settlement to resolve talc baby powder investigations
Manufacturer reportedly to pay $700 million to end probe brought by more than 40 states
Kids’ health
Few things are more important than keeping kids safe and healthy. Working together, we can protect them from hidden dangers, toxic threats and unsafe products and practices.
We all work hard to make sure the young ones in our lives and communities can grow up happy and healthy. In many ways the world is safer than it has ever been for kids — but there are still way too many avoidable risks and hidden dangers that kids face every day. Together, we can better alert parents and communities about threats to kids’ health; we can ensure everyone has access to resources that will help them keep their families safe; and we can work together around commonsense solutions.
The Latest on Kids’ health
STATEMENT: FDA says PFAS completely phased out of U.S. food packaging
Trouble in the water? MD issues new fish consumption advisories for PFAS
Updates
Secret shopper survey finds retailers failing to inform consumers
280 more school districts are getting clean buses
Why we’re supporting a ban on TCE
Featured Resources
State of Electric School Buses
VR risks for kids and teens
2023 State of Electric School Buses in Colorado
Clean cooking tips from Sen. Heinrich
Did You Know?
Medical experts estimate that more than 24 million American kids are at risk of losing IQ points due to lead exposure.
What We're Doing
With research indicating that most states are failing to protect children from lead in schools’ drinking water, we need policies that are strong enough to “get the lead out” at schools and preschools.
The Latest
Type
NEW ANALYSIS: California, New York, Illinois lead the conversion to cleaner electric school buses
Data shows leaders and laggards for total electric buses, combined investments in electric conversion
New report: Colorado schools have homework to remove lead from drinking water
Analysis finds many fountains, faucets in Colorado that tested positive for lead still need remediation a year later.
Maker of GE Appliances faces lawsuit for failing to warn customers of gas stove pollution health risks
NEW REPORT: Top retailers fail to warn shoppers about health risks of gas stove pollution
Second annual survey finds lack of accurate information at large appliance retail stores about gas stove safety,
Consumer Protection Week 2024: Advice for everyone trying to navigate today’s complex marketplaces
MASSPIRG offers expert tips on protecting your privacy, avoiding scams, identifying reliable cell phones and more.
Team
Murray
Teresa
Murray
Consumer Watchdog, U.S. PIRG Education Fund
Scarr
Emily
Scarr
Former Director, Stop Toxic PFAS Campaign, U.S. PIRG Education Fund