Product recalls, warnings increased in 2023, report finds [Video]

(InvestigateTV) — 2023 had the highest number of household product recalls in seven years, according to a new study by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG).

“We’re not nearly as safe as what we think we should be, and what we deserve to be, frankly,” Teresa Murray with PIRG said.

PIRG analyzed 323 product recall announcements from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and found a more than 10% increase in the amount of recall notifications from 2022 to 2023.

The types of products recalled the most were children’s sleepwear, small vehicles like ATVs and golf carts, toys, infant sleep products, furniture, and small kitchen appliances.

PIRG’S analysis also found that dangerous products were connected to more than 550 injuries, ranging from minor cuts and burns to even paralysis and permanent brain injuries.

15 people died in connection with products before they were recalled.

“Those people aren’t coming back,” Murray said. “And the thing that really gets me is that in a lot …