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New Packaging Standards for Liquid Nicotine: A Major Victory Against Child Poisoning
Posted on July 26, 2016According to an American Academy of Pediatrics study released in March of 2016, exposures to e-cigarettes and nicotine liquid among young children rapidly increased between 2012 and 2015. In that time, the National Poison Data System received over 29,000 calls… Read More
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A Silent Killer: Window Blind Cords
Posted on July 21, 2016On June 16, 2015, a U.K. mother, Stacey Clarke, put her 18-month-old daughter, Tianna Mooney, to bed as usual, laying her down in her cot by the window. This window had vertical blinds, two of which were missing–a hole that little Tianna enjoyed… Read More
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Safey Considerations for Jogging Strollers
Posted on July 20, 2016After Pacific Cycle recalled about 217,600 Swivel Wheel Jogging Strollers earlier this month due to crash and fall hazards, we decided to dedicate a blog post to the topic of jogging stroller safety. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission,… Read More
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Rethinking Furniture Safety: Safer Designs for a Safer Home
Posted on July 14, 2016After six children lost their lives and other children were seriously injured, IKEA finally issued a recall of millions of their MALM and other models of chests and dressers in the U.S. and Canada. The CPSC urges consumers to contact… Read More
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Hoverboards recalled by CPSC, 10 firms
Posted on July 12, 2016It’s summer, and that means plenty of time for the kids to enjoy the great weather. Don’t let dangerous hoverboards get in the way of their fun! Following about 100 incident reports, Hoverboards have been officially recalled by 10 manufacturers… Read More
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Q & A with Ellyn Pollack from CPSC
Posted on July 5, 2016With summer officially underway, families are heading to the pool to cool down and beat the summer heat. Obviously, parent and caregiver supervision at the pool is a must, but there are some very real hidden pool dangers that even… Read More
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The biggest recalls of 2016 (so far)…
Posted onNot only is summer officially underway but also we are halfway through the year! We want to keep you posted on some of the largest recalls of 2016 so far, which are listed below. For a full list of recalls,… Read More
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KID in China
Posted on June 30, 2016The week of June 20, KID Executive Director, Nancy Cowles, took KID’s safety message to Beijing China. Beijing was the site of the Fifth China – United States – European Union Consumer Product Safety Tri-Lateral Summit. The US Consumer Product… Read More
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KID joins other safety advocates and applauds IKEA recall while emphasizing the need for consumer awareness
Posted on June 28, 2016Today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and IKEA announced the recall of 29 million IKEA Malm dressers responsible for the deaths of three toddlers in tip-over incidents. KID joined The American Academy of Pediatrics, Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America,… Read More
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Product Safety Priorities for CPSC
Posted on June 20, 2016What should be the priorities when it comes to product safety? The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) poised this question to the public as the topic of a hearing on June 15. As they do each year, CPSC invited… Read More