Product recalls hit the highest level in seven years in 2023, according to a consumer watchdog report. Caresse Jackman spoke with PIRG about the push for the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue more public warnings, as well as how you can protect yourself from dangerous products.
“We’re not nearly as safe as what we think we should be, and what we deserve to be, frankly,” Teresa Murray with PIRG said. and found a more than 10% increase in the amount of recall notifications from 2022 to 2023.
The types of products recalled the most were children’s sleepwear, small vehicles like ATVs and golf carts, toys, infant sleep products, furniture, and small kitchen appliances. PIRG’S analysis also found that dangerous products were connected to more than 550 injuries, ranging from minor cuts and burns to even paralysis and permanent brain injuries.“Those people aren’t coming back,” Murray said. “And the thing that really gets me is that in a lot of these cases with the recalls, the process has gone on for months or years.
Murray said the CPSC doesn’t have mandatory recall authority without going through years of legal battles, making it an obstacle to instantly put a product on the recall list.“They generally post recalls every Thursday, and it’s usually about half a dozen recalls a week,” Murray said. “Just bookmark it.
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