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Analysis of Product Safety Incident Database Shows Consumer Reporting Dropping
Posted on May 26, 2021KID released a new report titled Checkup on SaferProducts.gov, analyzing incident reports related to children’s products submitted to SaferProducts.gov, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)’s public database where consumers can submit and view incidents related to unsafe products. KID’s report examines the… Read More
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High-Powered Magnets: What Are They, and Why Are They So Dangerous?
Posted on May 18, 2021By: Hope Rosenfeld and Alice Burgess, Rush Medical College; and Dev Gowda, Kids In Danger High powered magnets are shiny magnetic balls that can be fashioned into endless shapes and patterns, and are very appealing to children. However, they have… Read More
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Peloton Tread+ Treadmill Recalled After One Death and Over 70 Incidents
Posted on May 5, 2021Today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Peloton announced a recall of the company’s Tread+ treadmills. The announcement comes after reports of injuries and at least one death, and a warning from the CPSC last month to avoid using… Read More
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CPSC issues warning about Peloton Tread+
Posted on April 21, 2021After the death of one child and several injuries, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a warning about the Peloton Tread+ treadmill (formerly called the Tread). The CPSC explains that it “found that the public health and safety… Read More
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Register today for Wine and Conversation with KID on April 28
Posted on April 14, 2021Join us on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from 6:30-8pm Central for an exclusive virtual wine tasting with Napa Valley’s Priest Ranch and a chance to hear all the latest news from KID. Purchase tickets here. Deadline to purchase wine tasting tickets is April 18, 2021 to… Read More
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KID’s new report finds inclined sleepers, unstable furniture, and lead-tainted products lead children’s product recalls in 2020
Posted on March 31, 2021Today, KID released Tracking Trends: Children’s Product Recalls in 2020 analyzing the children’s products recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Read our press release featuring quotes from Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Parents Against Tip-overs, Illinois PIRG, and Illinois… Read More
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Injuries Related to Some Products Rose During Pandemic, Even as Overall ER Visits Dropped
Posted on March 17, 2021New data shows an increase in emergency room (ER) treatment for certain product-related injuries such as button batteries, fireworks, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and skateboards during the pandemic. Although ER treatment for all product-related injuries decreased by 24%, perhaps due to… Read More
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From the Assistant Director: A Week at a (Virtual) Safety Conference
Posted on February 26, 2021This week, I represented KID alongside Executive Director Nancy Cowles at the International Consumer Product Health & Safety Organization (ICPHSO)’s annual symposium. ICPHSO is a multi-stakeholder organization that works to further product safety. Typically this event would be in-person, but… Read More
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STURDY Act Reintroduced in Congress to Prevent Furniture Tip-overs
Posted on February 24, 2021Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) introduced The Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act (H.R.1314) in the U.S. House today. KID thanks Rep. Schakowsky for her leadership in children’s product safety and for introducing this life-saving bill that… Read More
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Every Hour A Child Is Rushed to the Emergency Room from a Furniture Tip-over
Posted on February 19, 2021Furniture and TV tip-overs can happen in an instant even when parents are nearby, as seen in the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)’s PSA ‘Even When You’re Watching’. The CPSC recently released a report on tip-overs that contains data… Read More