Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. et al v. United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

Filing 23

DECLARATION of Karen Kraut in Support re: 13 MOTION for Summary Judgment.. Document filed by Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Public Citizen, Inc.. (Colangelo, Aaron)

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. et al v. United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

Doc. 23

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ____________________________________ NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE ) COUNCIL, INC., and PUBLIC CITIZEN, ) INC., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) v. ) ) U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT ) SAFETY COMMISSION, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________)

08 Civ. 10507 (PGG)

DECLARATION OF KAREN KRAUT I, Karen Kraut, declare as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. I have been member of Public Citizen since 2004. I live at 34 Fairmont Avenue, Apt. 1, Cambridge, MA 02139. I have two sons: a one-year-old and a three-year-old. I buy toys and child-care products for my children at Magic Beans and Target, but

large portions of their toys and child-care items are gifts from family and friends. 5. I am very concerned about the harmful effects that phthalates in toys and child-

care products can have on my sons' development. I first learned about phthalates and their effects by reviewing information sent to me by Public Citizen, and I am especially worried about my one-year-old. He is at an age where he puts everything in his mouth, and my three-year-old helps by putting everything, including all types of plastic toys, into his brother's mouth. 6. As I become more aware, I am becoming increasingly disconcerted about the

phthalates and other harmful chemicals that might be in my children's toys and in items like

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