Practice raises questions about consumer safety, warnings
SACRAMENTO – In response to concerns about consumer safety, Sen. Ted W. Lieu of Torrance today released the following letter he sent today to the USDA concerning the use of ‘meat glue’ in restaurants and by food suppliers.

May 3, 2012

Alfred V. Almanza, Administrator
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20250-3700

Via fax (202 205-0158) and mail

Sen. Ted W. Lieu bill would be first in nation to regulate conversion therapy

Ohio action recalls Sen. Ted W. Lieu’s California bill
SACRAMENTO – Ted W. Lieu of Torrance today released the following statement in response to the Ohio Attorney General suing ‘Buy Here, Pay Here’ car dealers.

“I commend Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine for suing predatory Buy Here Pay Here used-car dealers,” Lieu said. “His action confirms that these dealers are often unscrupulous and take advantage of desperate consumers through the use of one-sided, blatantly unfair contracts with interests of up to 30 percent.”

Consumer-protection law would protect against ‘Buy Here, Pay Here’ dealers

SACRAMENTO – In response to widespread abuses by used car dealers offering ‘buy here, pay here’ installment loans, state policy experts today approved first-ever regulations on a booming industry where interest can be as high as 30 percent.