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By MARY SHEDDEN | The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 9, 2007

Special Section: Toy Recalls

A variety of consumer and advocacy resources emerged in the wake of massive toy and jewelry recalls. These, in addition to government sites, offer assistance, advice and opportunities to advocate for new laws.

www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx

Sign up for e-mail recall alerts from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

www.notinmycart.org

The Consumer Union site addresses toy safety and pending legislation. It includes a petition to lobby Congress for stricter safety standards.

www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

www.cehca.org/jewelry.htm

Center for Environmental Health, a California consumer advocacy group

www.healthytoys.org

The Michigan-based Ecology Center database reviews contents of 1,500 toys. It also offers additional information about testing.

www.momsrising.org

Angry consumers teamed up with the co-founder of Moveon.org to advocate for federal lead content standards.

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