Consumer Affairs - Consumer Protection, 1970-1972

File — Box: 2, Folder: 25

Identifier: CAC_CC_020_1_2_25_0000

Staff Only

Topics and types of documents include copy of H. R. 7546 requiring cosmetics labels to state if product contains mercury; various correspondence with organizations and constituents concerning creation of a Federal Consumer Protection Agency; letter dealing with passage of H. R. 10835 the Consumer Protection Act of 1971 signed by various members of Congress; and Legislative Analysis: Consumer Agency Bills, American Enterprise Institute, 1971. Correspondents include American Frozen Food Institute (statement); AFL-CIO (statement); Patsy T. Mink; National Consumer Law Center (statement); Benjamin S. Rosenthal; Chet Holifield (Consumer Protection Act of 1971); Consumer Federation of America; Don Fuqua (report); Common Cause; American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO; William S. Moorhead; United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare (news release); and Andrew J. Biemiller.

Dates

1970-1972

Language of Materials

English

Access Restriction

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