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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
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Danny would be 13 today
Posted on December 31, 2009Today is the birthday of my nephew, Leo. His mother, my cousin Amy, died in 2007 after a short but intense fight with cancer. I see Leo turning 13 and know how proud his mom would be of what an… Read More
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President signs CPSC reform bill
Posted on August 14, 2008President Bush signed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act this morning. This Act is the legacy of the countless children, including Danny Keysar – whose parents founded Kids In Danger – who have been killed or injured by unsafe children’s… Read More