Last week was another busy one for recalls. Here’s an overview:

• Lead paint: 1
• Fire hazards: 2
• Food allergies: 1
• Suffocation/entrapment: 1
• Fall hazard:1
• Head injury: 1
• Made in China:5
• Medical Devices: 1
• Medications: 1
• Poisoned pet products: 1

Once again, “Made in China” is in the forefront of the recall count. This isn’t a record week - there’s no coma-inducing drugs in children’s toys this time for instance, but it’s a lot more products than we hear about on the news.

What can you do about it? Be informed, and tell others about this site so they can be informed. The media can’t report on all of these, so people are only hearing about a fraction of the problems. If you see a product here that someone you know has, please let them know about it (see the “tell a friend” link at the top of each page).

Talk to your legislators. Talk to the press. Tell them that you want the companies who are importing unsafe products to stop doing it, and to be punished when they get caught. “Whoops, sorry, you caught us” isn’t cutting it, and isn’t protecting us. It’s time to start making it cost real money for these companies bringing in products which they know are be unsafe.