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Last year brought a record number of product recalls. But, recalls are an ineffective mechanism for addressing products safety problems. Unsafe products should not wind up on store shelves in the first place.
In December of 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, which would increase funding and staff for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), reduce lead in children’s toys and other products, and establish new testing requirements for children’s products. The Senate passed their version of the bill in March of 2008. Now they need to reconcile the bills before sending it to the president's desk.


