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It's No Accident : How Corporations Sell Dangerous Baby Products

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American families trust that the products our babies use, from strollers to cribs to swings, will keep them safe. Unfortunately, we found out the truth in the most terrible way. Our beloved son Danny was the fifth baby to die in the Playskool Travel-Lite Portable Crib. When we discovered that it had been recalled five years earlier, our friend Marla Felcher embarked on a groundbreaking investigation of the juvenile product industry that led to this book.

Read "It's No Accident" and ask yourself, why aren't American manufacturers required to safety test most baby products before marketing them? How can they be allowed to set their own voluntary safety standards? Why don't most parents hear about the tens of millions of unsafe children's products recalled every year? What is the CPSC and why can't it effectively protect our children from disabling injuries and death?

"It's No Accident", which Marla dedicated to Danny's memory, shows that his death was a symptom of a fundamentally-flawed system. Read this book and warn your friends. Nothing will bring Danny back to life, but "It's No Accident" will prevent other, needless tragedies. It is the cornerstone of the next big consumer movement.

Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keysar Chicago, IL

Do you think the government is protecting your children from unsafe products? If you believe this is so, THEN THINK AGAIN. Felcher does an admirable job pointing out the numerous flaws in the juvenile products industry and showing how your own young children could be at serious risk. For example, did you know that those popular bath seat rings actually contribute to bathtub drownings and that many, many popular juvenile products are recalled because they are dangerous without your knowing? You will be outraged after reading this book once you discover how little is being done to protect young children from dangerous products at the expense of corporate profit. This book is a must read for all parents of young children and would make a terrific baby shower gift.

Grandparents buy a large percentage of infant products. This book clearly outlines the products that could prove dangerous. I recommend this book as a must for all prospective grandparents before they take that trip to buy what they believe to be safe for their granchildren.

Although the subject is deeply disturbing, this is a book that all new parents and caregivers should read. Through careful investigation and with thorough documentation, Felcher reveals the truth behind how products for infants and children are marketed without even the most minimal safety tests. Faulty or unsafe designs result in thousands of injuries and deaths a year, deaths that could have been avoided. Accompaning this exposee is solid and realistic advice on how to prevent such tragedies from occurring to your children. Incredibly important.

Get beyond "this is too depressing", and take very seriously what this book is telling us. A must read for anyone that has any reason at all to buy any baby product (swings, carriers, portable cribs...). Especially parents and grandparents ready to go on a shopping spree for an expected baby. Great guidelines for parents and well written. Spread the word!!

This book is a must read for all new parents and parents of young children. I purchased this after my child's crib was recalled and a toy my sister purchased for her child was also recalled within a couple of weeks. So many products that we buy for our children are assumed safe because of "trusted name brands, etc." This book makes you realize you must do your do diligences as a parent and not just trust what you buy your children is safe.

This impeccably reasearched and skillfully written analysis of the baby products industry is a "must read" for all--not only just parents and child care providers. As a collegiate professor, Department of Business and Management, University of Maryland University College, Europe, I've used it in classes to illustrate the principles of product liability, to raise business ethics issues, and to examine the machinery of federal regulation. Resulting discussions have lasted for hours, and rank among the most interesting that I've facilitated. Kudos to the author!

An intelligent and thorough analysis of an industry that has much to answer for in terms of business ethics. I highly recommend this book for parents, grandparents, and educators on all levels, particularly those teaching the intricacies of products liablility law and consumer {misinformation}. Felcher is an excellent writer and builds both compelling and heartbreaking arguments for legislative change. Don't miss this one.

This is a courageous book. It challenges our assumptions about a topic that most of us either think is well under control or too painful to face. Thanks to Felcher's investigatory and writing skills, we can gain deep insight into the reality of our regulatatory system and the manufacturers whose goods we thought we could trust. Open your eyes: Read this book. If you don't, it's at the peril of your loved ones.

This is a courageous book. It challenges our assumptions about a topic that most of us either think is well under control or too painful to face. Thanks to Felcher's investigatory and writing skills, we can gain deep insight into the reality of our regulatatory system and the manufacturers whose goods we thought we could trust. Open your eyes: Read this book. If you don't, it's at the peril of your loved ones.