Local group wary of contaminated toys

Wednesday, November 21

BRATTLEBORO -- With the release of its 22nd annual toy safety survey Tuesday, the Vermont Public Interest Research Group identified a number of hazards facing families shopping for holiday presents and pushed for policy changes to improve consumer safety.

"The opportunity is ripe for action given all the public outrage and media attention focused on this issue," said Charity Carbine, VPIRG's environmental health advocate. "I think the state of Vermont should be a leader on this issue."

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