Children's Products Now Come with Registration Card to Inform Parents of Recalls
An entire range of children's products must now come with registration cards that will allow the manufacturer of the product to contact the parents in case of a recall. The rule is one of the provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, and went into effect this week.
The lack of a registration card has made it harder for manufacturers to send out recall information to parents as quickly as possible. The Consumer Product Safety Commission and manufacturers may announce a recall to the media, but very often, parents continue to remain unaware of recalls. With a product registration card, the company will have access to consumer information, and can contact them to inform them about a recall. This enhances the power of a recall, and increases parents response to a recall notice.
The cards will soon be required with a number of products including
• Play yards
• Cribs
• Toddler beds
• Swings
• Stationary activity centers
• Highchairs
• booster shares
• Bassinets
• Strollers
• Walkers
• Baby carriers
• Baby slings
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has failed to require such cards for all children's products. However, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has required product registration cards for child car safety seats for years now. That's the reason why child safety seat recalls have a better response rate than other recalls.
Indiana product liability attorneys, child safety groups and consumer advocates believe that extending the product registration card requirement to a larger number of children's products, will keep parents better informed and children safer. Parents are required to register the product with the manufacturer, and this will allow the company to immediately contact the parent if there's a recall.
