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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
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Sleep Safer with These Safe Sleep Tips
Posted on February 16, 2023Each year, about 3,400 infants in the U.S. die unexpectedly during sleep. We’re joining our friends at Prevent Child Injury on social media this week to share some of our #SafeSleep tips and products to avoid. Reducing Risk: ABCs of… Read More
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Kick Off with Safety for the Big Game
Posted on February 8, 2023As your family and friends gather this weekend to watch football, take some time for safety. Recently LG recalled their free-standing 86-Inch Smart Televisions for serious tip-over hazards, reminding us that anchoring your TV stands and mounting or anchoring your… Read More
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Thank You, Lisa Parker
Posted on February 3, 2023KID 2002 Best Friend honoree, Lisa Parker, has said goodbye to her team at NBC 5 Chicago last night after 27 years of reporting on consumer news. Lisa joined NBC 5 as a consumer investigative reporter in 1996 and for… Read More
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Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Posted on January 25, 2023Today is the start of #COSafety Week. Each year in the U.S, around 50,000 people go to emergency departments for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, and more than 400 people die. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, poisonous gas that is a… Read More