http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/04\/sports\/football\/04helmets.html?ref=todayspaper<\/a><\/p>\r\nThe Times reported Tuesday that Udall had written a letter to FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz that charged that ads from the two main helmet manufacturers are deceptive, particularly making false safety claims about helmets for children.<\/p>\r\n
In particular, Udall singled out the National Football League’s official helmet maker, Riddell,\u00a0for its claim that its Revolver helmets cut concussion risk by 31 perent, The Times reported.<\/p>\r\n
The senator also griped about the sketchy test standards used for new and old helmets.<\/p>\r\n
“Athletes who have already suffered a concussion — as well as their coaches and parents — may be particuarly susceptioble to misleading marketing claims about helmet safety,” Udell said in his letter calling for the FTC to launch an investigation into the matter.<\/p>\r\n
A Riddell executive told The Times that he welcomed the FTC’s scrutiny, while Riddell’s competitor Schutt said that it had never claimed that\u00a0its helmets were “concussion proof.”<\/p>\r\n
The Times said that 1 million new helmets, priced from $150 to $400 each, are sold each season\u00a0for the 4.4 million students under 18 who play organized football.<\/p>\r\n
Sen. Udall’s \u00a0call for an FTC investigation is\u00a0well-founded, and could end up in the production of\u00a0safer helmets for our kids as well as pro-football players.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
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