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Ready for Recalls

FROM LEAD IN TOYS TO E-COLI IN SPINACH, DANGEROUS PRODUCT DEFECTS ARE RESULTING IN RECALLS.   LEARN HOW TO BEST FIND OUT ABOUT AND RESPOND TO THEM ON TODAY'S ENVIRONMINUTE.

COMPANIES OFTEN RELY ON THE NEWS MEDIA TO DISTRIBUTE RECALL INFORMATION.  BUT CONGESTED INFORMATION HIGHWAYS AND CONFUSED CONSUMERS USUALLY MEAN LOW RESPONSE RATES. 

THAT'S WHY THE CONSUMER UNION, PUBLISHER OF CONSUMER REPORTS, RECENTLY CREATED A ONE-STOP-SHOP WEB SITE PROVIDING KEY INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR CURRENT RECALLS.  JEAN HALLORAN OF THE CONSUMER UNION EXPLAINS THE RESOURCE.

HALLORAN: WE HAVE DISPLAYED ON OUR WEB SITE MANY OF THE RECALLED PRODUCTS—WITH PICTURES—AND WE HAVE LINKS TO THE PLACES ON THE FDA AND USDA WEB SITES WHERE THEY ALSO LIST THE RECALLS.

YOU CAN FIND THE WEB SITE ONLINE AT NOT-IN-MY-CART-DOT-ORG.

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Read more in the Washington Post.

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