And here's a news release I got from state Rep. Eugene DePasquale, D-West Manchester, this week.
By the way, the reason I post these verbatim press releases is because there aren't many venues where the average reader gets to see them. Rather than me or any other member of the news media serving as intermediary, this is all coming directly from the lawmakers (or their staffers).
So I figure it's useful to see if you agree with him or her, but even more important if you disagree. And of course, however you feel about a piece of proposed legislation -- good or bad -- feel free to register your opinion under "comments."
Anyway, here's the press release:
HARRISBURG, April 27 - State Rep. Eugene DePasquale, D-York, said today that he will re-introduce legislation that would strengthen Pennsylvania's consumer protection laws by targeting unsafe toys and other children's products.
"I originally introduced this legislation last year because of the 2007 recall of nearly 200 items - including children's toys, cribs and other products - by the Consumer Product Safety Commission," DePasquale said.
DePasquale said the legislation would make it a crime in Pennsylvania to knowingly sell recalled children's products and would give the state attorney general and local district attorneys the authority to prosecute such offenses.
The attorney general would also be required to establish and maintain a Web site that would provide links to lists of all national agencies that deal with consumer product safety and product recalls. The products identified by any of these lists would be restricted from sale or commerce within Pennsylvania.
The bill also would require manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and distributors to notify their customers and retailers of recalled children's products within 24 hours of the announced recall. Retailers would have three days to remove recalled items from their shelves, DePasquale said.
Last year, the state House unanimously passed the measure, but the Senate did not vote on it.
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