KID Blog

Nancy Cowles, KID’s Executive Director, took part in ICPHSO’s 2022 International Conference. Read about her experience: I traveled to Brussels this month to participate in the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s (ICPHSO) 2022 International Conference in conjunction with… Read More

Giving Tuesday is here! #GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement to support change-making organizations. Like many nonprofit organizations, KID is in need right now and needs your help. We thank all our donors for their continued to support to KID…. Read More

A new report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission showed that in 2021 there were 152,000 toy-related, emergency department-treated injuries to children younger than 15 years of age, including two deaths. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday around the corner,… Read More

Injuries and Deaths Associated with Nursery Products Among Children Younger than Age Five Report from CPSC.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Established in 1972 by the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), the CPSC’s mission is to protect us from unsafe consumer products. The CPSC has purview over 15,000… Read More

The Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act passed in the U.S. Senate last week. This bill will direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to create a strong, mandatory safety standard that would: Cover all clothing… Read More

The spooky season can be a magical time for children, and you may be planning some exciting activities this Halloween. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that an average of 3,600 Halloween-related injuries are treated in hospital emergency departments… Read More

Last week, KID Program Associate Sahiti Pidaparti participated in the University of Chicago’s Engage Chicago program as a part of UChicago’s College Orientation. She took part in a small panel to talk to 20-30 incoming first years to help students… Read More

September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month. Infant mortality is when a baby dies before its first birthday and in the U.S. the 2020 infant mortality rate (IMR) was 5.681 per 1,000 live births, higher than many other developed countries…. Read More

On September 14th, ThyssenKrupp Access (TKA) agreed to a deal with the CPSC to recall 16,800 residential elevators in the U.S., conduct safety inspections, and provide repairs one year after the CPSC filed a lawsuit to force the company after… Read More