KID Blog

This Tuesday, December 31, Danny Keysar would be turning 23 – a young adult, perhaps a recent college graduate, starting his adult life. But Danny died before his second birthday in a poorly designed, inadequately tested, and recalled portable crib.  His… Read More

It has been a great year for progress on children’s product safety. Read up on it below and sign up for our blog to get up-to-date information on product safety. In March, we hosted a press conference joined by U.S. Rep. Jan… Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently released a new report, Toy-Related Deaths and Injuries Calendar Year 2018, which provides the latest data on deaths and emergency-department treated injuries associated with toys. The report found that in 2018, 17… Read More

This week, major retailers: Amazon, eBay, Walmart and Buy Buy Baby announced they would follow the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) call to remove infant inclined sleep products from sale. Infant inclined sleep products include free standing inclined sleep… Read More

This year, KID is joining non-profits across the world to participate in #GivingTuesday on December 3. Giving Tuesday is an annual day of giving when people share their love and passion for making the world a better place by supporting… Read More

The holidays are quickly approaching, which means thousands of new toys will be given as gifts.  Amidst the holiday cheer, it is important to remember the potential dangers that toys can pose. Today, KID joined Illinois PIRG along with U.S…. Read More

The holidays are right around the corner. In the hustle and bustle of finding perfect gifts for the children in your lives, T-R-A-C-K children’s product safety while shopping this season with these tips: Toilet paper roll test: if a toy… Read More

This month, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released a new report, Product Instability or Tip-Over Injuries and Fatalities Associated with Televisions, Furniture, and Appliances. The report compiles tip-over fatality statistics from 2000-2018 and tip-over injury statistics from 2016-2018…. Read More

KID is excited to welcome our 2019-2020 team of interns and volunteers. KID’s interns will work on a wide variety of projects, such as research and report writing, social media, education and community outreach, and advocacy. Learn more about our… Read More

As KID’s executive director, I spent the week of October 21 traveling for safety.  On Monday and Tuesday, I joined many colleagues at the ASTM International headquarters in Pennsylvania for standards development meetings on juvenile products.  KID has been attending… Read More