KID Blog

KID was incorporated on June 9, 1998, after the tragic death of 16-month old Danny Keysar. Danny died when a portable crib collapsed around his neck in his Chicago childcare home. Although the portable crib had been recalled five years… Read More

With the onset of summer and the days getting warmer, we are all looking for fun-filled adventures and activities. We turned to ChatGPT for advice on what caregivers should look out for when it comes to product recalls in the… Read More

Last 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

KID’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

Last 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

Warmer 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. 

This 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

The CPSC should be able to disclose information about a hazardous product. Support the Sunshine in Product Safety Act now!

This 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

Today, 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