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Last month, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (IL-1) introduced the Safety Hazard and Recall Efficiency (SHARE) Information Act in Congress. If enacted, the SHARE Information Act would modify Section 6(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, which currently serves as a… Read More

If you’re looking for something to watch on TV during a cold winter day-in or staycation, check out the Netflix series Broken’s episode “Deadly Dressers” which highlights the dangers of furniture tip-overs and how negligence in the production of dressers… Read More

Every year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) releases a report based on the most recent statistics regarding injuries and deaths associated with nursery products used by children ages five and under. Injuries and fatalities are collected through the… Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently released a new report, Toy-Related Deaths and Injuries Calendar Year 2018, which provides the latest data on deaths and emergency-department treated injuries associated with toys. The report found that in 2018, 17… Read More

This week, major retailers: Amazon, eBay, Walmart and Buy Buy Baby announced they would follow the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) call to remove infant inclined sleep products from sale. Infant inclined sleep products include free standing inclined sleep… Read More

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