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New CPSC Report on Tip-Over Injuries and Deaths
Posted on March 18, 2024Last month, the CPSC released the report, Tip-Over Injuries and Fatalities Associated with Televisions, Furniture, and Appliances. Tip-over injuries and deaths occur when children get hurt by falling furniture, usually when climbing or playing near them. This can be due… Read More
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Retailers Commit to Remove Water Beads from Market
Posted on December 13, 2023This week, major e-commerce and big box retailers Amazon, Walmart, and Target announced that they will ban the sale of water beads that are marketed to children. Etsy and AliExpress stated they will prohibit the sale of water beads entirely…. Read More
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Ice, Ice, Safety: Winter Must-Knows
Posted on December 5, 2023Despite a warm fall here in Chicago, winter is now approaching and we can’t let our guard down! Have fun and stay safe with these safety tips. Don’t overdress your baby. Babies are susceptible to overheating which has been linked… Read More
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What are the CPSC’s Goals for 2024?
Posted on November 9, 2023The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently came out with their operating plan for fiscal year 2024 and adopted it, with some amendments at their meeting on November 8, 2023. Here’s a glimpse of what you need to know about… Read More
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New Report: 163 Nursery Product Deaths Per Year
Posted on November 1, 2023The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released its annual Nursery Products Report on injuries and deaths associated with nursery products amongst children younger than five years old. On average over a three year period from 2018 to 2020, there… Read More
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CPSC adopts ASTM dresser standard as mandatory rule to prevent tip-over deaths
Posted on April 25, 2023Last week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted to adopt the ASTM F2057-23 furniture stability standard as mandatory under the requirements of the Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act which Congress passed in December…. Read More
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CPSC calls on Facebook Marketplace and Mattel to Remove Recalled Rock ‘n Plays from Sale and Homes
Posted on April 14, 2023This week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric called on Meta and Mattel to take more action to remove Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play sleepers from homes and secondary marketplaces. The Rock ‘n Play has been associated… Read More
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Time To Shine A Little Sunshine on Dangerous Products
Posted on April 3, 2023The CPSC should be able to disclose information about a hazardous product. Support the Sunshine in Product Safety Act now!
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New KID Report Finds Highest Number of Recalls Since 2013 and Recalls for Lead Skyrocketed
Posted on March 14, 2023Today, KID released our annual report, Hidden Hazards: 2022 Children’s Products Recalls, at a press conference at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Dr. Karen Sheehan of Lurie Children’s, Illinois PIRG, and… Read More
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Eight More Infant Deaths Spur Fisher-Price Rock N’ Play Recall Re-Announcement
Posted on January 20, 2023Last week, Fisher-Price re-announced their recall of their popular product, the Rock ‘n Play Sleepers. The Rock ‘n Play was originally recalled in 2019 when over 30 deaths were reported. Since the recall, 70 additional deaths were reported, 8 of… Read More