NMMA helping put product recalls on the Web.
The National
Marine Manufacturers Association is partnering with the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission to launch a new Web site devoted exclusively to product recalls.
The Web site,
www.recalls.gov , is live today - click on
Boats. The site links visitors to the home pages of
government regulatory agencies responsible for recalls. People also can sign up for e-mail alerts on recalls.
NMMA says the new site is an “unprecedented collaborative effort” of CPSC and four other federal regulatory agencies — the U.S. Coast Guard, Environmental Protection Agency, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, and
Food and Drug Administration.
“The recreational
boating industry takes recalls very seriously and wants its customers to feel safe and educated about boats and
boating products,” Monita W. Fontaine, NMMA vice president of
government relations, said in a statement
NMMA’s Discover Boating Web site,
www.discoverboating.com , provides a direct link to
www.recalls.gov to help boaters obtain
recall information posted by the Coast Guard. Users should click on the Boating Safety link and then scroll down to the bottom of the page.