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Words from a Champion: Guest Blog by Congresswoman Schakowsky
Posted on August 7, 2013Congresswoman Schakowsky joined KID and others to mark the fifth anniversary of this landmark safety bill. She offers these insights. This month we mark the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), the most… Read More
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Every 30 minutes a child is treated in the ER for a TV injury
Posted on July 24, 2013The dangers of TV and furniture tip-overs are on the rise, especially as it is becoming more common to own one or more television sets per household. On average, 1 child in the United States receives emergency treatment for a… Read More
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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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Update on crib bumper pad action in Maryland and Illinois
Posted on April 22, 2013First the good news… Maryland’s legislative session ended with no further action on SB 618 which was an attempt to stop the ban on the sale of crib bumper pads which is to go into effect in June. With that,… Read More
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This week in children’s product safety…
Posted on April 9, 2013Attention all Illinois residents! The Illinois House is considering HB 3052 which would bring the rest of the state in line with Chicago’s adoption of a ban on the sale of crib bumper pads. Call your legislator and urge them… Read More