KID Blog

During this difficult time when many of us are sheltered at home, it’s important that families search their homes for recalled items and, if found, take the necessary steps to participate in the recall and remove the items from homes…. Read More

KID, along with Consumer Federation of America and U.S. PIRG Education Fund, developed a consumer guide Protecting Children While Sheltering in Place to alert parents and caregivers about common childhood hazards as families are sequestered during the COVID-19 pandemic. While… Read More

Today, KID released Seeking Safety: 2019 Children’s Product Recalls, our annual report on children’s products recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). According to the report, 2019 saw the largest number of children’s deaths reported prior to recall… Read More

We hope that our KID community is staying safe and finding enough to do while we all practice “social distancing.” In light of everything happening surrounding COVID-19, KID is still working to keep kids safe from hazardous products. We will… Read More

Last month, KID conducted a survey with Parents Against Tip-Overs (PAT) for a workshop on consumers and recall effectiveness PAT presented at ICPHSO’s annual meeting in February 2020. Thank you to everyone who took it! The survey looked at what… Read More

We’ve all seen the ads. Round magnets that are connected to form shapes, magnetic building sets, or magnets strung together to make jewelry. But how safe are these magnets that are being marketed towards kids? Not safe. High-powered magnet sets… Read More

In July 2010, 4-month-old Juliette was put in her Nap Nanny for sleep. The Nap Nanny was marketed as a safer alternative to a sleep positioner because it had a harness yet did not meet a federal infant sleep standard…. Read More

KID has been attending the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s (ICPHSO) annual symposium since 2001 when our co-founder Linda Ginzel spoke on a panel of parent  advocates.  This year was no exception, although much has changed in the… Read More

In response to warnings from both the CPSC and advocacy groups like KID about infant inclined sleep products, five products have already been recalled so far in 2020 – over 217,000 units in total: Summer Infant’s SwaddleMe By Your Bed… Read More

Cold weather? s-NO-w problem! As the temperature drops and the snow falls this winter, kids can’t wait to bundle up or go play outside. Here are some helpful reminders for when you and your kids are enjoying the weather. Remove… Read More