Fox Guarding the Hen House?

Today, a coalition of consumer groups denounced President Bush’s pick to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The group, which includes U.S. PIRG, Public Citizen and Consumers Union, says that Michael Baroody, the National Association of Manufacturers’ top lobbyist:

• Opposed a petition from consumer organizations to improve the way the consumers find out about recalls of potentially dangerous children’s products

• Opposed a CPSC proposal to improve safety standards for baby walkers. Instead, NAM blamed parents for improperly supervising their children

• Supported diluting guidelines companies used to determine whether they must report substantial product hazards

• Urged New York Governor George Pataki to veto legislation that mandated fire safe cigarettes.

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