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Designing for safety: hot soup
Posted on December 27, 2011Two recent stories on product design and safety outside our usual scope of children’s products caught our attention recently. National Public Radio (NPR) recently investigated the potential risks instant cups of soup pose to children. Because these cups of soup… Read More
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Traveling and product safety
Posted on December 20, 2011Nine years ago this week, Ellie was killed in a poorly designed portable crib with a changing table attachment. Our thoughts are with her family as they remember their sweet baby. Ellie and her family had just arrived that day… Read More
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Danny’s parents will match your gift to KID
Posted on December 19, 2011From KID founders, Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keysar As 2011 draws to a close, Boaz and I have been reflecting on the landmark improvements to children’s product safety which came into effect this year and that KID’s amazing supporters made… Read More
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CPSC Chairman’s Circle of Commendation Award
Posted on December 2, 2011I was honored today to be one of the recipients of the CPSC’s new Chairman’s Commendation Awards. The awards are given “to identify and honor people and organizations who have contributed in an important way to the benefit of consumers… Read More
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CPSC repeats warning about falls in Bumbo baby seats
Posted on November 22, 2011The Consumer Product Safety Commission today is again urging parents to use caution when using Bumbo Baby Seats. In October of 2007, the CPSC issued a recall of this same product in order to provide new warning labels which stated… Read More
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CPSC warns about high-powered magnets
Posted on November 10, 2011In 2005 Kenny died when he swallowed magnets that had fallen out unnoticed from his siblings’ Magnetix building set. Over time these and other toys with small magnets were recalled and new toy standards were developed to address the hazard…. Read More
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CPSC announces 1.3 million penalty against Spin Master for Aquadots
Posted on October 27, 2011You may remember that 2007 was called, “The Year of the Recall.” Among the many recalls for lead in toys and children’s jewelry and cribs for faulty hardware, one recall that November got everyone’s attention. It was perhaps one of… Read More
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Consumer Fed releases survey on parent’s knowledge of safety program
Posted on October 25, 2011A recent survey completed by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) reveals that most parents are unaware of the product registration requirement designed to protect young children and their families. As of June 2010, many children’s products like cribs, strollers,… Read More
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Henry Gordy Intl to pay $1 million plus penalty for deadly darts
Posted onOn October 14, 2011, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that a civil penalty of $1.1 million was settled against Henry Gordy International, Inc. This comes as result of the company’s failure to report a known safety defect… Read More
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Consumer Groups Applaud CPSC Vote for Independent Safety Testing of Toys, Children’s Products
Posted on October 19, 2011WASHINGTON– Consumer and safety groups today praised the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for voting to implement rules to require the independent safety testing of toys and other children’s products. Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, and Kids in Danger… Read More