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KID applauds the U.S. Senate for confirming President Biden’s nominee for Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Richard Trumka Jr., by unanimous consent. KID looks forward to working with Mr. Trumka and his team to protect children… Read More

Yesterday, Alex Hoehn-Saric was sworn in as Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). He most recently served as Chief Counsel of the U.S House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, and we’ve had… Read More

It’s heartbreaking, but unfortunately not surprising, by the announcement of eight deaths due to the Boppy Company Newborn Lounger prior to today’s recall of the Boppy Original Newborn Lounger, Boppy Preferred Newborn Lounger and Pottery Barn Kids Boppy Newborn Lounger…. Read More

It’s an historic day for safe infant sleep! Today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) passed a mandatory safety standard that would regulate infant sleep products by a 3-1 bipartisan vote. The new rule, which goes into effect in… Read More

On Wednesday, June 2, 2021, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is scheduled to vote on a final rule that would ensure currently unregulated products marketed or intended to be sleep products for infants up to five months of age… Read More

Today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Peloton announced a recall of the company’s Tread+ treadmills. The announcement comes after reports of injuries and at least one death, and a warning from the CPSC last month to avoid using… Read More

New data shows an increase in emergency room (ER) treatment for certain product-related injuries such as button batteries, fireworks, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and skateboards during the pandemic. Although ER treatment for all product-related injuries decreased by 24%, perhaps due to… Read More

Furniture and TV tip-overs can happen in an instant even when parents are nearby, as seen in the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)’s PSA ‘Even When You’re Watching’. The CPSC recently released a report on tip-overs that contains data… Read More

Last month, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act and the National Defense Authorization Act, major government funding bills for the year, which included several provisions regarding consumer safety. Here’s a brief summary of what you need to know about how… Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released two new reports, Toy Related Deaths and Injuries Calendar Year 2019 and Injuries and Deaths Associated with Nursery Products Among Children Younger than Age Five, which present data about emergency department injuries… Read More