Registration important to keep up with recalls

August 30, 2010 Nancy Cowles with Kids in Danger, a Chicago-based group dedicated to improving children's product safety, said registering products is key to keeping parents informed of recalls. A new law requires manufacturers to include registration cards in their packaging, as well as allow for online registration.

The 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act requires:

New stronger mandatory standards for durable infant and toddler products – such as the new crib standard voted on by CPSC this month.

A system of product registration - both cards to mail in and online options -- to help parents register their products and manufacturers to contact them in the event of the recall.

A requirement that cribs that don't meet current standards can't be sold or otherwise put in the stream of commerce -- eliminating old unsafe cribs on eBay, in hotels or childcare facilities.

Some recent recalls:

ZOOPER DOUBLE-STROLLER -- RECALLED FOR COLLAPSING
http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml10/10321.html

CIRCUS WORLD BABY MONITOR -- RECALLED FOR OVERHEATING
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10318.html

MACLAREN STROLLER -- RECALLED FOR FINGER AMPUTATIONS
http://cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10033.html

DROP SIDE CRIBS -- RECALLED FOR ENTRAPMENT DANGER, SUFFOCATION AND FALL
http://cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10302.html
http://cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10278.html
http://cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10274.html

NAP NANNY -- RECALLED DUE TO ENTRAPMENT HAZARDS, ONE INFANT DEATH REPORTED
http://cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10309.html

PORTABLE PLAY YARD TENTS BY TOS IN MIND -- STRANGULATION HAZARD
http://cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10303.html

For more children's product recalls, visit www.kidsindanger.org