Justia and Nolo Unveil RecallWarnings.com - Oct. 1, 2003 - Press Release
Tim Stanley
Justia and Nolo Unveil RecallWarnings.com; Center Provides Access to
Product Recalls, Political Recalls and Online Alert Services
PALO ALTO, Calif. and BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1,
2003--Justia, a pro-consumer online provider of legal information and
resources, and Nolo, the leader in self-help legal books and software,
today announced the launch of RecallWarnings.com. RecallWarnings
(http://recallwarnings.com) is a Web site and e-mail alert service
aimed at providing the latest information on product recalls and
consumer alerts to the general public.
"Justia and Nolo are dedicated to helping consumers find the resources
they need to protect themselves, their families and friends from
potential safety hazards," says Justia's Librarian Cicely Wilson.
"RecallWarnings.com is a free service they can use to stay informed."
RecallWarnings.com includes powerful online tools, allowing consumers
to do product searches and full text searches through thousands of
government and company recalls, warnings and consumer alerts.
Consumers can also browse through a directory of product recalls in
over 400 recall categories, such as:
Food Recalls -- including meat, poultry, and egg products.
Children and Infant Product Recalls -- including infant car seats,
walkers, cribs, toys, bicycles, clowns and toy guns.
Automotive and Transportation Safety Recalls -- including cars, tires,
motorcycles, Segway Human Transporters, and automotive equipment.
Political Recalls -- including the recall of current California
Governor Gray Davis.
Other recall sections include Clothing, Health and Beauty, Pets & Pet
Care, Operating Equipment, Sports & Recreation Equipment, Household &
Office Furniture and Appliances, Music, Hobbies and Art.
In addition, the site offers daily news feeds of recall announcements
and consumer news, as well as a free RecallWarnings email newsletter.
"By delivering the latest product safety information to the general
public, RecallWarnings.com provides a valuable and much-needed service
to consumers," said Sandy Coury, Nolo Senior Vice President of
Marketing and Business Development. "Nolo has a long tradition of
helping consumers with their legal informational needs, and
RecallWarnings.com supports that continuing tradition."
Further information on the latest product recalls is available at
http://recallwarnings.com.
About Nolo
Nolo (www.nolo.com) is the nation's leading provider of self-help
legal solutions for consumers and small businesses. Since 1971, Nolo
has offered affordable, plain-English books, software, legal forms and
Web resources on a wide range of legal issues including wills, estate
planning, retirement, elder care, personal finance, taxes, housing,
real estate, divorce and child custody, as well as human resources,
employment, intellectual property, and starting and running a small
business.
About Justia
Justia (http://justia.com) is a pro-consumer legal Web site and
provides technology, legal expertise and information to lawyers,
consumers, schools and public interest groups over the Internet.