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August 14 marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) back in 2008. This landmark safety legislation paved the way for improvement in safety standards and lead to the creation of the U.S…. Read More

Congresswoman 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

Of the more than 100 children’s products recalled on average every year, at most 10%-30% are known to be repaired or removed from use. Although some may end up in the trashcan, the rest are left in homes and child… Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held a hearing today (July 10, 2013) to talk about their agenda and priorities for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. In our effort to be a strong voice on product safety, KID Executive… Read More

On Friday, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Baby Matters LLC announced a settlement of the administrative case CPSC filed late last year after five deaths in the infant sleep product.  In addition to the deaths, there were… Read More

As the students at Northwestern University are finishing up their spring quarter, the freshman engineering students proudly presented their final design products. Four teams of students worked with Kids In Danger (KID) developing prototypes to address design problems that had… Read More

Early in 2010, KID learned of two deaths involving crib bumper pads.  One was six month old Aiden in Texas, the other, 2 month old Preston in Alaska.  These preventable deaths strengthened our resolve to warn parents about the dangers… Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on March 11, 2013 that Chicago-based Kolcraft has agreed to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $400,000. In addition to the monetary penalty, Kolcraft agreed to implement robust changes to… Read More

Did you know this is National Consumer Protection Week?  KID works on protecting our youngest consumers all year long, but thought we’d use the opportunity to give parents and caregivers a few things they can easily do to protect the… Read More

The month of February will be ending on a very high note for children’s product safety. As of February 28, 2013 all play yards manufactured for sale in the United States must meet mandatory federal safety standard for the first… Read More