U.S. PIRG, Consumers Union and Consumer Federation of America have sent a letter to Congressional leaders and the Bush administration outlining actions that must be taken to guarantee the safety of consumer products and food. The proposals would apply to all products, but new protections are proposed for imports:

Clearly, the system of effectively protecting consumers from dangerous and toxic foods and products is broken. [...] We ask that you act quickly to provide more resources and tools to the federal agencies charged with policing the safety of the nation's product and food supply. In addition, we must put mechanisms in place to hold companies accountable for the products they import and sell in the United States including requiring independent third party testing and certification of consumer products.