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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

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently released a warning for parents against the use of nursing pillows for infant sleep due to suffocation risk. The agency continues to investigate infant deaths associated to pillow-like products and “lounging pads”… Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and manufacturers of children’s products are still not using all methods available to spread awareness about recalls. Social media is a fairly simple and effective way companies and the CPSC can draw attention… Read More

KID had the pleasure of interviewing Jonathan Midgett, PhD, child psychologist and the first CPSC Consumer Ombudsman about this newly created role and how he will build a strong consumer voice at the agency. Tell us about yourself and your… Read More