Posts By: Kids In Danger

According to the American Association for Poison Control Centers, children younger than six make up approximately half of all exposure cases that are reported to poison centers. Ordinary household items can pose serious poisoning threats to children. This week is… Read More

KID released our annual report, Tracking Trends: Children’s Product Recalls in 2021, analyzing the children’s products recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Read our press release here with statements from KID Executive Director Nancy Cowles, Congresswoman Jan… Read More

KID’s Executive Director and Assistant Director attended the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO)‘s Annual Meeting last month in National Harbor, Maryland. This was the first in-person ICPHSO conference since the pandemic. KID staff participated in ICPSHO’s virtual… Read More

Furniture tip-overs can occur in an instant, even when children are under supervision. A simple act of curiosity can lead to life-threatening injuries to a child or death. A new CPSC report shows that on average 22,500 hospital emergency visits… Read More

Created by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as a result of the landmark Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), SaferProducts.gov is a public database where consumers can submit and read safety-related reports about consumer products. In… Read More

Due to the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, many parents and caregivers are finding themselves once again spending more time at home. Working full-time while balancing children’s virtual school can lead to unexpected hazards. At the beginning of the pandemic KID,… Read More

Friday, December 31 would be Danny Keysar’s 25th birthday. At only 16 months old, Danny died when a portable crib collapsed on his neck at his childcare home.  His parents, Linda and Boaz, were grief-stricken by what they thought was… Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released its annual Nursery Products Report.  The report provides data on injuries and deaths associated with nursery products among children younger than five years old with new data from 2020. Last year, there… Read More

Despite the shadow of COVID-19, KID has achieved a lot the past year and we are excited to share it with you in our FY 2021 Annual Report (June 2020 to May 2021). Our staff found new, creative ways to… Read More

November 30 is Giving Tuesday, the day you can help make a difference with your generosity. Support KID’s mission to protect children by fighting for product safety by making a donation this #GivingTuesday, and spreading the word to your networks…. Read More