lead hazard

Today, KID released our annual report, Hidden Hazards: 2022 Children’s Products Recalls, at a press conference at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Dr. Karen Sheehan of Lurie Children’s, Illinois PIRG, and… Read More

While much progress has been made, lead continues to be discovered in children’s products (See Lead Blog Part One). Learn how the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) helped reduce the rate of children’s products violating federal lead guidelines and… Read More

While much progress has been made, lead is routinely discovered in children’s products. Learn how you can identify lead exposure in children and prevent lead-tainted products from entering your home: CDC Symptom Checklist When children are exposed to lead, they… Read More

With delays in publishing the rules for testing children’s products for lead as well as an upcoming possible change in the lead content limit from 300 parts per million (ppm) to 100ppm, CPSC voted 4-1 today to extend the current… Read More

The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) in California recently reported on the testing of 250 children’s products, finding high lead levels in seven of the items. These include Barbie, Disney, and Dora brands. While the number of products found containing… Read More

Illinois PIRG (a public advocacy group) recently released a report on toy toxicity. The research team selected 87 toys different toys for testing, all purchased at either Target, Toys’ R Us, Claire’s Boutique or Dollar Tree. They focused on four… Read More

On October 13th, a preliminary settlement of as much as $50 million was announced in a class action suit against Mattel and its subsidiary, Fisher Price. The class action suit was filed on behalf of millions of American families who… Read More

While the impending implementation date of key measures in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) is causing concern among some, recent recalls by the CPSC show the real need for this strong safety measure. In just two months, 13… Read More