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Sale of bumper pads now banned in Maryland
Posted on July 18, 2013Maryland is the first state in the nation to propose, and put into effect, a ban on the sale of crib bumper pads. This new regulation was adopted last November by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH),… Read More
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What the Future of Children’s Product Safety Looks Like According to KID
Posted on July 10, 2013The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held a hearing today (July 10, 2013) to talk about their agenda and priorities for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. In our effort to be a strong voice on product safety, KID Executive… Read More
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Focusing on Future Engineers to Prevent Flawed Child Products
Posted on June 26, 2013This summer KID’s TEST (Teaching Early Safety Testing) program is getting a makeover. This KID program is designed to promote the development of safe products by integrating design safety, standards, and testing practices into the undergraduate engineering curriculum. We have… Read More
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KID program activity update
Posted on June 20, 2013I have been traveling all around Illinois this past month and talked with hundreds of people about child product safety. Here are some highlights from my travels: Last month, in Springfield, Illinois, I met with over 30 grandparent caregiver advisers… Read More
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CPSC and Baby Matters settle suit over Nap Nanny, announce full recall
Posted on June 15, 2013On Friday, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Baby Matters LLC announced a settlement of the administrative case CPSC filed late last year after five deaths in the infant sleep product. In addition to the deaths, there were… Read More
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KID’s TEST program gives students experience in design safety
Posted on June 13, 2013As the students at Northwestern University are finishing up their spring quarter, the freshman engineering students proudly presented their final design products. Four teams of students worked with Kids In Danger (KID) developing prototypes to address design problems that had… Read More
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CPSC to initiate rulemaking on crib bumper pads
Posted on May 31, 2013Early in 2010, KID learned of two deaths involving crib bumper pads. One was six month old Aiden in Texas, the other, 2 month old Preston in Alaska. These preventable deaths strengthened our resolve to warn parents about the dangers… Read More
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Join KID for the 2013 Best Friend Award Night
Posted on May 16, 2013Check out some pictures of this year’s event. Join KID at our annual Best Friend Award Night May 23, 2013 at Fulton’s on the River in Chicago. KID and our supporters will gather to mark our 15th year and a… Read More
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Mother’s Day and Danny
Posted on May 9, 2013This Sunday is Mother’s Day, a day when many of us delight in our children and our moms. It is reminder of the precious gift of children – and a chance for those children to honor their mothers for the… Read More
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Top 5 reasons your group should have a safety workshop
Posted on May 1, 2013When Danny Keysar died, both his parents and his caregiver were shocked to find the product had been previously recalled and Danny wasn’t the first child to die. A key part of KID’s mission is to educate parents and caregivers about unsafe… Read More