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Mother’s Day and Danny
Posted on May 9, 2013This Sunday is Mother’s Day, a day when many of us delight in our children and our moms. It is reminder of the precious gift of children – and a chance for those children to honor their mothers for the… Read More
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KID joins CPSC, Schakowsky to tout mandatory play yard standard (finally!)
Posted on June 28, 2012CPSC voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of new safety standards for play yards. Play yards, or pack n’ plays, are widely used in homes and child care facilities across the United States and can serve as both a sleeping and… Read More
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Danny’s parents will match your gift to KID
Posted on December 19, 2011From KID founders, Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keysar As 2011 draws to a close, Boaz and I have been reflecting on the landmark improvements to children’s product safety which came into effect this year and that KID’s amazing supporters made… Read More
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Last week to vote for KID for Small Charity of the Year
Posted on August 22, 2011KID is out there fighting to promote the development of safer children’s products, advocate for children and educate the public about unsafe children’s products to help families keep their children safe. Our work has earned us a nomination as Small… Read More
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Danny Keysar: May 12, 1998
Posted on May 12, 2011Honor Danny’s memory Thirteen years ago today Linda and Boaz and his big brother Ely, dropped Danny off at his child care home in Chicago for the last time. That day, Danny was strangled when the portable crib he was… Read More
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House subcommittee grills safety advocates
Posted on April 8, 2011At yesterday’s hearing to begin the dismantling of the 2008 safety law which includes key provisions on juvenile product safety named for Danny Keysar, the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade seemed unwilling to consider that their “wrecking ball”… Read More
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This morning, a House Committee looks at gutting CPSIA
Posted on April 7, 2011This morning in Washington, DC, the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade is holding a hearing on proposed changes to the landmark Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. Hearing from three panels, mostly of industry representatives, the subcommittee… Read More
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Proposal before House Committee will gut the Danny Keysar Act and leave children vulnerable
Posted on April 2, 2011In 2008, parents of children injured or killed by unsafe juvenile products rejoiced when the Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act was included in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and signed into law. This portion of the CPSIA… Read More
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KID co-founder talks about product safety on CBS Early Show
Posted on August 31, 2010Linda Ginzel appeared this morning on the CBS news show, The Early Show. She talked about her family’s experience when her son Danny was killed in a dangerous portable crib at his licensed child care home in 1998. The segment… Read More
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New tools for recall effectiveness: CPSC Chair visits Chicago
Posted on July 22, 2010Today marks the first official visit of US CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum to Chicago. In addition to addressing the annual convention of the State Fire Marshals, Chairman Tenenbaum joined Kids In Danger, Consumer Federation of America and Illinois Attorney General… Read More