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Hey, Chat GPT: Buying Secondhand
Posted on April 21, 2023Warmer weather means garage and yard sales and we are all looking for the treasure amongst the trash. We decided to ask Chat GPT for advice on what children’s products are safe to buy second hand.
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It’s Time to Lift the Gag Order on the CPSC
Posted on February 6, 2020Last 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
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KID commends retailers for removing dangerous infant sleep products from sale
Posted on December 5, 2019This 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
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PIRG & KID survey finds deadly recalled sleepers in 1 in 10 surveyed child care facilities
Posted on August 7, 2019Today, U.S. PIRG and KID released a new survey three months after nearly 5.4 million infant sleepers were recalled following numerous deaths. The study revealed that many child care facilities continue to use these dangerous inclined sleepers. The survey began… Read More
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Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play: How to Participate in the Recall
Posted on August 2, 2019In April, Fisher-Price recalled 4.7 million units of its Rock ‘n Play sleeper after it was involved in over 30 infant deaths. The Rock ‘n Play should not be used at home or in child care facilities because of the… Read More
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KID’s Interview with Congressman Tony Cárdenas
Posted on July 18, 2019KID had the pleasure of interviewing Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29) about children’s product safety issues and Congress’s role in keeping children safe. Rep. Cárdenas, a grandfather, recently introduced The Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2019 (H.R.3172). This bill would… Read More
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Pair of Safe Sleep Bills – Ask Your Elected Officials to Co-sponsor
Posted on June 26, 2019Despite the mounting evidence that crib bumper pads are unsafe and can lead to suffocation, bumper pads are still available for sale in almost all states. However, on June 10, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Sen. Tammy Duckworth introduced the… Read More
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Tell Facebook Marketplace to Allow Users to Report Recalled Products
Posted on May 31, 2019800 million people in 70 countries use Facebook Marketplace every month to buy new and used products such as toys, cribs, and furniture. Shockingly, Facebook Marketplace does not allow users to report recalled products. In 2018, over 2 million units… Read More
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CPSC issues warning after 10 (32*) deaths in Fisher Price Rock ‘n Play
Posted on April 5, 2019Last May, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning about infant inclined sleep products after 17 deaths occurred when babies became entrapped after moving or rolling over in the products. Today, almost a year later, CPSC and… Read More
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Most-viewed pages on KID’s website of January 2019
Posted on February 27, 2019KID looked at the most popular pages on our website to see what our visitors viewed last month, since we thought these pages may be useful for you to take a look at as well. Below are the top five… Read More