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Survey Finds Toxic or Dangerous Toys on Store Shelves

Dangerous or toxic toys can still be found on America’s store shelves, according to a The Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG’s) 26th annual Trouble in Toyland report.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Health Care

656 Participate in Forums about CO Health Benefit Exchange

640 Coloradans participated in CoPIRG-organized forums designed to raise the voice of Coloradans around the design and implementation of the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange. 

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Result | Health Care

656 Participate in Forums about CO Health Benefit Exchange

656 Coloradans participated in CoPIRG-oragnized forums designed to raise the voice of Coloradans around the design and implementation of the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange. 

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Healthy Input

To this point, state Senate Bill 200 has probably been best known locally as the measure that divided Monument Rep. Amy Stephens, the bill's sponsor, from the most anti-"Obamacare" members of her Republican Party. But the exchange, signed into law in June, actually exists as more than a political issue.

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Local Health-care education is urged

The more people and small employers know about the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, the easier it will be for them to find the best health-insurance plan for themselves or their employees, an organizer for the Colorado Public Interest Research Group said Monday.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Food

Egg Recalls Reveal Scrambled Food Safety System

Last month’s nationwide recall of half a billion eggs was just one of more than 85 national recalls involving 153 food companies since July 2009.  During this time, the U.S. Senate has failed to pass needed protections according to “Recipe for Disaster” a study released today by the Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG), Consumer Federation of America, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Financial Reform

Historic Wall Street Reform Signed Into Law

Responding to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, President Barack Obama signed into law the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  The bill reins in Wall Street and protects consumers, investors, and taxpayers from further financial meltdowns.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Food

CoPIRG Launches Safe Food, Healthy Kids Campaign

CoPIRG launched a new effort today to ensure the food served in school lunches is safe. With the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) set to implement higher safety standards for the beef served through the National School Lunch Program, the group is calling on the USDA to also increase the standards for other high risk foods like poultry and fish as well as giving schools more resources to be able to avoid recalled foods.    

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Media Hit | Food

CoPIRG Goes After School Lunches

A consumer group in Colorado says the lunches students may be eating at school aren't safe enough.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Food

USDA's New Performance Standards Should Bring Safer Poultry to Market

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced new performance standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter—the most common disease hazards in the meat and poultry supply.

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