Toy recall alerts via emails, feeds and podcasts
I feel for the parents of small children who are trying to stay on top of the daily toy recalls. The most recent recall, Aqua Dots, is due to terrifying reports of kids lapsing into unresponsive comas when they ingest the dots. Yikes!
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has setup a number of ways for parents to easily receive recall alerts via their:
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has setup a number of ways for parents to easily receive recall alerts via their:
- search page
- recall podcasts
- recall feed
- email announcements (which is also in Español)
It's GHB! Who's the brilliant guy who suggested putting the date-rape drug into toys?
Posted by Kevin on November 08, 2007 at 10:01 AM MST #
Kevin, I keep trying to think that this wasn't a heartless, deliberate decision -- that it was caused by something like an unknown result of a chemical reaction or something, but I'm afraid that's just wishful thinking. This, and the ongoing presence of lead in toys from China, is an unfortunate string of occurrences for other toy manufacturers in that region who *do* take necessary precautions to ensure they produce safe products.
Posted by Skrocki on November 08, 2007 at 11:03 AM MST #
As previous comments here are almost a year old, nothing in the toy industry really changed: we still get all these hazardous materials "feeding" into our kids lives. How frustrating...
Posted by Spiffy Baby Talk on October 06, 2008 at 11:36 AM MDT #
It seems like there is a new product recall every few days. I am especially concerned about all the recalls on children's toys and household products. I now have a personal file that alerts me to product recalls. I also receive timely notices when one of my products has is an update. You can acesss the recalls and update notices at the product blog page.
Posted by Product Blog on October 24, 2008 at 08:37 PM MDT #
Hello. Just thought you may be interested in a new recall info source.
Take care.
Posted by chris on January 07, 2009 at 02:20 AM MST #