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Legislation proposed to keep unsafe toys off shelves
ALBANY - Governor Paterson Tuesday announced the submission of legislation to keep dangerous toys and other products out of children’s hands. The “Children’s Product Safety and Recall Effectiveness Act of 2008” will protect New York children from unsafe toys and durable juvenile products (such as cribs, car seats, high chairs, playpens or other similar items) that may be available to consumers even after they have been recalled.
During the summer of 2007, the Consumer Protection Board, along with other State agencies, conducted toy recall sweeps to investigate compliance with Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls. The inspectors visited and contacted approximately 2,800 retail establishments and thrift shops throughout New York, and identified roughly 400 stores that carried one or more of the recalled items.
While most retailers stated that they received some form of recall notice and took the proper measures to remove the recalled items from their store and return them to the manufacturer, some reported that they did not receive notice or direction from their supplier or from the manufacturer. Additionally, although most retail stores posted signs to inform consumers of the recall, the posting of the recall notices were not conspicuous or uniform from store to store, making it difficult for consumers to be aware of important safety recall information.