Upcoming Consumer Product Database to Aid Consumers in Reporting and Responding to Potentially Dangerous Products in Tennessee
The recently passed Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to implement a publicly accessible, searchable database of consumer product incident reports. The new database will provide a central location where Tennessee consumers can evaluate product safety by seeing what others have said about a particular product.
The new site is provisionally called SaferProducts.gov and is scheduled to come online sometime in 2011. A recent report by the CPSC details its current progress and can be viewed at, www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/reports/cpsia212.pdf.
According to the report, SaferProducts.gov will provide the public with “powerful new tools to report, analyze and respond to consumer products that pose potential hazards.” Currently, consumers can report hazardous products and file incident reports and can search for recalls of consumer products; however, consumers don’t have the ability to actually view the incident reports filed by other consumers. Finding product recall information can also be a bit difficult. The new site, when launched, will (allegedly) allow consumers easy access to current recall information in addition to being able to view the details of incident reports previously filed—and all in one location!
The new site will also help products liability attorneys to assess and evaluate defective product claims while placing them in a better position to provide legal advice to clients.
If injured by a defective product in Knoxville, Sevierville or surrounding area in East Tennessee, discuss your case with a competent products liability attorney in TN at Baker Associates. The call and the consultation are free, so dial 866-853-2888 to schedule an appointment.
