(CONSUMER REPORTS) - When you buy a bike helmet or child car seat, one thing matters most: will it protect you or a loved one in a crash? We trust that these products are tested to be safe, but that’s not always the case.

In a new investigation, Consumer Reports found bike helmets that don’t meet basic safety standards sold on major websites, and that’s not the only potentially phony safety gear you might find online.

Child car seats protect our most precious cargo. While scrolling on websites with third-party sellers, like Facebook Marketplace, Amazon, Walmart, or eBay, you might think you found a deal, but it might be a dud.

If you end up with a knockoff child car seat, you don’t have the guarantee that it was tested to meet the minimum safety standards. If you can’t find the mandator

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