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Thank You for Supporting KID Best Friends Night!
Posted on June 2, 2023Last week on May 23, KID held our annual fundraiser, the KID Best Friends Night, commemorating our 25th Anniversary. Thank you to all our best friends who showed support; whether you attended in person, donated, purchased raffle tickets, or sponsored,… Read More
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Bring a Friend to KID’s 25th Anniversary Commemoration at our Best Friends Night!
Posted on May 12, 2023KID’s Best Friends Night is our premier fundraising event of the year to sustain our life-saving work to protect children by fighting for product safety. Join fellow KID supporters and friends to commemorate KID’s 25th anniversary. For 25 years, with your… Read More
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CPSC adopts ASTM dresser standard as mandatory rule to prevent tip-over deaths
Posted on April 25, 2023Last week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted to adopt the ASTM F2057-23 furniture stability standard as mandatory under the requirements of the Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act which Congress passed in December…. Read More
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Hey, Chat GPT: Buying Secondhand
Posted on April 21, 2023Warmer weather means garage and yard sales and we are all looking for the treasure amongst the trash. We decided to ask Chat GPT for advice on what children’s products are safe to buy second hand.
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CPSC calls on Facebook Marketplace and Mattel to Remove Recalled Rock ‘n Plays from Sale and Homes
Posted on April 14, 2023This week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric called on Meta and Mattel to take more action to remove Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play sleepers from homes and secondary marketplaces. The Rock ‘n Play has been associated… Read More
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Time To Shine A Little Sunshine on Dangerous Products
Posted on April 3, 2023The CPSC should be able to disclose information about a hazardous product. Support the Sunshine in Product Safety Act now!
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Prevent Poisoning this #NPPW23
Posted on March 24, 2023This week marks 61 years of observance of National Poison Prevention Week and while child poisoning deaths have fallen by 73% since 1972, we still have ways to go. A new Consumer Product Safety Commission report showed that of the… Read More
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New KID Report Finds Highest Number of Recalls Since 2013 and Recalls for Lead Skyrocketed
Posted on March 14, 2023Today, KID released our annual report, Hidden Hazards: 2022 Children’s Products Recalls, at a press conference at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Dr. Karen Sheehan of Lurie Children’s, Illinois PIRG, and… Read More
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Meet the Spring 2023 KID Intern Team
Posted on March 13, 2023As a small nonprofit, we rely on dedicated interns to help fulfill our mission. KID’s interns work on a wide variety of projects and issues, such as research, social media, outreach and education, and advocacy. Meet KID’s spring 2023 interns… Read More
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Conference Down South for Safety
Posted on February 24, 2023KID traveled to Orlando this week to be a part of the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s (ICPHSO) Annual Meeting and Training Symposium. The event brings together product safety stakeholders such as manufacturers, retailers, consumer advocates, labs, and regulators to discuss… Read More