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This month, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released a new report, Product Instability or Tip-Over Injuries and Fatalities Associated with Televisions, Furniture, and Appliances. The report compiles tip-over fatality statistics from 2000-2018 and tip-over injury statistics from 2016-2018…. Read More

Great news – Last week, the U.S. House passed the Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act, or STURDY Act which directs the CPSC to create a mandatory standard to prevent tip-overs. This is a major victory for… Read More

This week, KID was in our nation’s capital meeting with decision makers to advocate for children’s product safety. With our coalition partners U.S. PIRG, The American Academy of Pediatrics, and Child Care Aware, we met with the U.S. CPSC Acting… Read More

Today, KID released a new report detailing missed opportunities in sharing recall information. We found that an alarming number of recalling companies didn’t post about their recalled children’s products on their website or social media. Between July 2017 and June… Read More

On August 6, 2019, the CPSC released a statement that warns of the potential safety hazard posed by residential elevators in homes, townhouses, and vacation properties. A 2017 safety standard review concluded that there should be no more than four… Read More

In November 2018, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) settled an administrative lawsuit with Britax Child Safety, Inc. involving BOB jogging strollers. The quick release on the front wheel can fail to secure the wheel to the fork, resulting… Read More

For many consumers, especially parents, a product’s safety is of great concern. Despite the belief that many consumers have that their products are free of hazards, each year millions of items are recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission… Read More

As U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Commissioner Elliot Kaye described at a recent congressional hearing, “people die because of [Section] 6(b)”. And while Section 6(b) isn’t a drug or a weapon, it is an unknown section of the law… Read More

Last summer, a roller coaster derailed in Daytona Beach and sent two riders plunging 34 feet to the ground and left two others dangling in one of the ride’s cars. With the weather finally warming up, many families have already… Read More

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), one child dies every 10 days from a furniture or TV tip-over, and a child is sent to the emergency room every 30 minutes. Today, South Shore Furniture recalled over 300,000… Read More