ExpertRECALL Offers Six Critical Safety Tips for Parents Following Recall of Dangerous Window Blinds and Shades

INDIANAPOLIS--(Business Wire)--
Following the massive recall announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC), and the death of several children due to unsafe blinds and shades sold
by retailers nationwide, ExpertRECALL today offered concerned parents six
critical and immediate safety measures to take to increase the safety of the
children in their homes.

According to ExpertRECALL`s senior CPSC counselor and former director of
compliance at the CPSC, David Schmeltzer, "Every parent should follow a quick
check list of six critical steps to ensure the safe operation of the blinds in
their homes." These include:

1 Immediately visit the Consumer Product Safety Website at http://www.cpsc.gov/
and view the section on “Recent Recalls.” You may also go to
the manufacturer’s web site for information regarding the recall. Ensure

that you do not have any of the identified products in your house by
inspecting the labels, reviewing purchase receipts or conducting a
visual inspection using the reference pictures on the CPSC website. 2
Contact the manufacturers’ toll free numbers listed on the CPSC web
site for each of the recalled products to ascertain the correct method
of either returning or retrofitting the product. 3 If you identify that
your blinds are part of the recall,
immediately discontinue use and remove the blinds. 4 Help spread the
word about the recall to families and friends with
young children via your online social networking efforts, blogs,
neighborhood parent gatherings and email lists. 5 Ensure your pre-school
or day care provider is aware of the recall
and has taken the appropriate steps to comply with the CPSC warnings. 6
Going forward, utilize warranty or registration cards (if
available) provided by manufacturers so that you will be immediately
notified of any product recalls. It is the most effective and rapid
way to ensure the safest use of consumer products in your home.

"The goal for any manufacturer should be responding quickly and effectively to
the current recall and move rapidly to address the concerns raised by the CPSC,"
said Mike Rozembajgier, Director of Recalls for ExpertRECALL, the nation`s
largest recall management solutions provider. "In this new era of
accountability, it is important to remember that the manufacturer is no longer
solely responsible for ensuring the safety of the products on America`s shelves.
New federal regulations that were implemented just this month hold everyone in
the consumer chain, from the manufacturer to the retailer, legally responsible
for the safety of the products on our shelves."

Under the new, recently implemented Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act,
manufacturers and retailers that fail to notify and correct the hazardous
product could face dramatically increased fines up to $15 million per violation.

"This new change means that today you have literally dozens of organizations,
from the big retailers to the smaller manufacturers, working around the clock to
ensure that the recalled products are removed and that America`s homes are kept
safe," said Rozembajgier.

About ExpertRECALL

ExpertRECALL is a service of Stericycle (SRCL). ExpertRECALL is the industry
leader in managing consumer product, pharmaceutical, medical device, juvenile
product, and food and beverage recalls. ExpertRECALL streamlines the entire
product recall process and manages Notification & Response, Processing &
Tracking, and Compliance & Reporting for pharmaceutical, medical device and
consumer products companies. For more information, visit
http://www.expertrecall.com.

ExpertRECALL
Megan Fox, 202-973-5308

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