[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 103 (Monday, August 1, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: August 1, 1994]


 
                   HASBRO AWARDED FOR SAFETY FEATURE

  Mr. PELL. Mr. President, I would like to call to the attention of my 
colleagues a ceremony that took place at the National Press Club today.
  Alan Hassenfeld, chairman of Hasbro, Inc., headquartered in 
Pawtucket, RI, received a chairman's commendation from Ann Brown, chair 
of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. He is only the second 
recipient of this award.
  Mr. Hassenfeld and Hasbro received this prestigious award for the 
work done by the Playskool division of Hasbro to develop a child's high 
chair with a protective restraint bar that prevents children from 
slipping out of the chair.
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that since 1988, 19 
children have died from strangling injuries suffered from high chairs 
without such devices. That senseless loss of life is most unfortunate 
and will no longer be necessary.
  Mr. President, I am immensely proud that the men and women of Hasbro 
and my good friend Allen Hassenfeld have been so honored. All too 
often, the Consumer Product Safety Commission must warn us of the 
dangers of consumer products. I am pleased, as I am sure the Safety 
Commission is, to be able to call attention to products that have been 
designed safer by their maker.

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