Not in My Cart Mission: Bright toys coated with lead paint, savory fish with illegal chemicals, toothpaste with a poison used in antifreeze--the recent wave of recalls reminds us that ordinary things we use every day may not be safe. Consumers Union created NotInMyCart.org to give you a place to check for recent product recalls and take action to make all products safer in the future. The U.S. market is now flooded with imported products--tens of millions of items arriving in cargo ships stacked high with containers. Recalls, after a dangerous product is found on store shelves, are important, but not enough.

Manufacturers and importers must test and inspect products before shipping them to the U.S., face stiffer fines for importing unsafe products, create a traceability program for toys and consumer products; and employ third party certification systems to assure food and products meet US standards.

Retailers must be required to remove all recalled products from shelves promptly, post prominent recall notices, and spot check products for safety.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission, Food and Drug Administration and USDA must have the staff and authority to stop unsafe products from entering our country instead of trying to yank them back from consumers once in their homes.