CTNS SCRIPTS
CAPITOL TELEVISION NEWS SERVICE
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH, 2008
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1. BUDGET DEADLINE VO/SOT
2. FORECLOSURE PROTEST VO/SOT
3. UNSAFE TOYS VO/SOT
3. UNSAFE TOYS VO/SOT
LIVE:
A CONSUMER GROUP SAYS PARENTS NEED TO CONTINUE BEING WATCHFUL FOR HIDDEN HAZARDS IN CHILDREN'S TOYS. CALPIRG, THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP, TODAY ISSUED ITS 23RD ANNUAL TOYLAND REPORT, LISTING TOYS IT CONSIDERS HAZARDOUS TO CHILDREN.
SUPER: TODAY/SACRAMENTO
VO: (:25)
CAL-PIRG HAILED ADOPTION OF NEW FEDERAL LAWS THAT RESTRUCTURE THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION. BUT CAL-PIRG SAYS MANY OF THE NEW LAWS WON'T GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL SOMETIME NEXT YEAR. CAL-PIRG SAYS COMPANIES ARE STILL ALLOWED TO SELL SOME TOYS THAT CONTAIN LEAD. SAFETY ADVOCATE MIKE SOMERS SAYS ANOTHER CONTINUING CONCERN IS TODDLERS CHOKING ON SMALL TOYS.
SUPER: MIKE SOMERS/PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
SOT: (:31)
SAYS: "IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THESE COMPANIES MAKE SURE THAT THEIR LABELS ARE CLEAR, THAT THERE ARE CHOKING HAZARDS AND SHOULD NOT BE BOUGHT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3. THIS EXAMPLE HERE, WE HAVE A CHOKE WARNING ON THIS TOY. HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T STAND OUT. IT'S NOT VERY CLEAR, IT IS ACTUALLY QUITE WELL HIDDEN. AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT PARENTS REMAIN VIGILANT AND PAY ATTENTION AND BUY AGE APPROPRIATE TOYS FOR THEIR CHILDREN."
VO TAG:
THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION SAYS TOY-RELATED INJURIES NATIONWIDE SENT MORE THAN 80,000 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE TO EMERGENCY ROOMS LAST YEAR. EIGHTEEN OF THOSE CHILDREN DIED.
EDITOR'S NOTE: MORE INFORMATION ON THE TOY SAFETY ALERT IS AVAILABLE AT: http://www.uspirg.org/issues/toy-safety
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