KID Blog

Today, KID released our annual report on children’s product recalls. We were joined by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Consumer Federation of America, Consumer Reports, Illinois PIRG, and parents who have lost children to furniture tip-overs Lisa Siefert, Janet McGee, Crystal Ellis,… Read More

Over 3,500 babies die each year in unsafe sleep environments. That’s why KID released a new video giving quick tips to help your baby sleep safely. Follow the A-B-C’s of safe sleep: Babies are Alone in their own separate sleep… Read More

KID looked at the most popular pages on our website to see what our visitors viewed last month, since we thought these pages may be useful for you to take a look at as well. Below are the top five… Read More

On Wednesday morning, U.S. CPSC Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle addressed the group at the annual symposium of the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO).  In big news for KID’s priority issue of furniture tip-overs, she announced that… Read More

Every year, approximately 23,000 children go to the emergency room with injuries from shopping carts; most of which are caused by falls from the cart or by the cart tipping over. These incidents are caused by broken safety belts, unstable… Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is considering improvements to its public database SaferProducts.gov to make the website easier to navigate, more useful for obtaining information and encourage more reporting. On March 6, 2019, the CPSC will hold a… Read More

There’s a new way to search for recalls online or on a smart phone or device.  Early this week, CPSC released their new recall app. The app makes the search for recalled products easier and more accessible. This is a… Read More

Now, we’re launching the campaign #SafeChildMoment to showcase the true results of our work — your safe and healthy children.

As KID’s mission has always been to fight for children’s product safety, it should come as no surprise that the sensitive but essential conversation surrounding grief comes up often. KID intentionally shares the stories of grieving families, and honors the… Read More

Back in November, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) settled an administrative lawsuit with Britax Child Safety, Inc. involving BOB jogging strollers. KID noted in our previous blog and press release that the settlement was too weak and failed… Read More