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- Michael Pertschuk was born on January 12, 1933 in London, England, UK. He was married to Anna Phillips Sofaer and Carleen Joyce Dooley. He died on November 16, 2022 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
- SpousesAnna Phillips Sofaer(1977 - November 16, 2022) (his death)Carleen Joyce Dooley(1954 - 1976) (divorced, 2 children)
- He helped to enact the Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972, which established the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
- He graduated from Yale University, spent two years in the Army, and then received his law degree.
- Former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission who was instrumental in major gains in the consumer protection movement. In the1960s, he helped draft legislation requiring cigarette packages to bear the warning "Caution: Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your Health," as well as legislation banning cigarette ads on TV and radio. He worked with Ralph Nader towards passage of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, which established safety standards for the manufacture of cars.
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