KID Blog

We posted a few weeks ago a recall that mysteriously showed up on the manufacturer’s site (Summer Infant) and on Toys”R”Us, but not on CPSC’s list of recalls. Many parents get their news of recalls from CPSC — without that… Read More

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With delays in publishing the rules for testing children’s products for lead as well as an upcoming possible change in the lead content limit from 300 parts per million (ppm) to 100ppm, CPSC voted 4-1 today to extend the current… Read More

The ASTM 15-22 Committee on Toy Safety met Monday, January 31, 2011 in Baltimore. On the agenda were proposed changes to the F963 standard on toys. KID participated with Consumer Federation of America and Consumers Union as consumer representatives along… Read More

CPSC and Land of Nod announced a recall today of 300 “Rosebud” drop-side cribs. The cribs pose (as do most drop-side cribs) a risk of entrapment and suffocation. These cribs were sold in 2003 and 2004. While no injuries or… Read More

Today on its SaferProducts.gov website, CPSC has begun taking reports of injuries or incidents with dangerous products — a trial run of their Public Database required under CPSIA. The catch is that this trial (reports prior to March 11, 2011)… Read More

Not sure why this is not posted yet on CPSC, but both Babies”R”Us and Summer Infant have it posted on their websites: Summer Infant recalls the batteries from their Slim and Secure Handheld Color Video Monitor. The battery can overheat… Read More

This weekend, KID honors the memory of Andy Sage. Andy suffocated on a sleep positioner in January 2002. Since then, his parents have been committed to warning others of the dangers of this product. Just last year, CPSC and FDA… Read More

With the new crib standards from CPSC published in the Federal Register last month, dates are now firm for compliance. The effective date of the standard is June 28, 2011. By that date all cribs sold — new or used… Read More

Genny and her husband Hector Hernandez welcomed little Ana Maria on December 30. She joins big brother Mateo. Genny and Hector live in Rwanda now and you can follow their adventures here. We love hearing about child rearing in another… Read More