Surgeon General’s Landmark Report on Smoking
For ten years, CR carried out separate screening and research to emphasize the hazards of cigarettes. The Surgeon General’s Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health used CR’s work to draft its landmark report.
U.S. National Mandates Seat Belts
U.S. National Mandates Seat Belts
CR tests revealed two-thirds of chair belts failed safeness and durability tests, leading CR to demand better belts as well as for federal criteria that incorporated crash evaluating. The federal government later mandated them.
Establishing Brand Brand Brand New Guidelines for Child Protection Seats
Establishing Brand Brand New Guidelines for Child Protection Seats
When CR first crash-tested baby car seats, 12 away from 15 had been ranked maybe maybe maybe Not appropriate.
The government required manufacturers to certify that their seats would pass a similar test after CR published its findings.
Exposing the risks of Pesticides
Exposing the risks of Pesticides
In a scholarly research of U.S. Department of Agriculture information, CR discovered pesticide levels in a few vegetables and fruit had been too much. Right after, one of several pesticides had been prohibited for use on meals plants commonly consumed by young ones. Continuar leyendo «We are Renovating! Surgeon General’s Landmark Report on Smoking»