Recalled Kids' Items Still Sold On Ebay

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Parents who are buying and selling recalled children's items on eBay aren't doing it intentionally, [Keri Brown Kirschman] said. "They just aren't aware of an item's history and thus the hazards," she said.

It can be hard for parents to match up a potentially recalled item with the CSPC list, she said. The CSPC website has 1,500 press releases on recalled child products alone, she said, "and they expect parents to just sift through those?"

"I hate that it's gotten to the point that parents are the gatekeepers of unsafe products," said Kirschman. "That needs to change."

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Recalled Kids' Items Still Sold On Ebay

By Stephanie Gottsclich

DAYTON, Ohio. -- When University of Dayton researcher Keri Brown Kirschman conducted a quick check of eBay for a few re...

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