I spent time over the holiday weekend avoiding homework by Christmas shopping. After spending an inordinate amount of time looking for gifts for the younger set (college roommates children, a baby shower gift for a coworker, Toys for Tots), I brought the bounty home … and promptly began to worry about what I had purchased. You see, after I returned home, I discovered that journalists had discovered that recalled products were still being advertised and offered for sale at some major retailers.
To allay my fears, I checked out the Consumer Product Safety commission website (www.cpsc.gov). On the site, you are able to check for all of the products recalled by company name, description, or even just month and year. This is definitely one of the sites I will be bookmarking for future reference! Although the search engine is a bit clunky (ok, a lot – the special simplified searching method didn’t work for me), even the basic search method quickly brought results. Even better, none of the toys I bought were on the list!