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Protecting kids from lethal liquid nicotine
Posted on August 8, 2014Traditional cigarettes are being phased out in favor of the modern e-cigarette. With this new trend however comes a new danger. Center for Disease Control (CDC) research shows that reports to poison control centers of child exposures to liquid nicotine–… Read More
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Shine a little sunshine on unsafe products
Posted on July 28, 2014Thirteen … that’s how many deaths could have been prevented in the latest instance of corporate officers knowingly concealing a serious product defect through secrecy agreements. Through secrecy agreements in litigation, corporations and manufacturers hide their wrongdoing and avoid responsibility…. Read More
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Illinois Senate fails to pass ban on crib bumper pads
Posted on June 2, 2014This spring, health and safety groups supported legislation to ban the sale of crib bumper pads in Illinois due to the risk of suffocation. The bill, HB 5348, passed the House and the Senate Public Health Committee. But Friday night,… Read More
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Illinois Senate to address crib bumper pad ban
Posted on May 19, 2014This week a statewide ban on crib bumper pads will head to the Illinois Senate floor. HB 5348, the Illinois crib bumper pad ban, would ban the sale of crib bumpers. The effective date is January 2016, giving manufacturers and… Read More
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Danny, Inez and KID’s best friends
Posted on May 12, 2014Sixteen years ago today, Linda Ginzel arrived at her son Danny’s child care home to find he had been rushed to the hospital. She later learned he had been strangled by the collapsing top rails of the portable crib he… Read More
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KID releases new report on SaferProducts.gov
Posted on August 9, 2013August 14 marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) back in 2008. This landmark safety legislation paved the way for improvement in safety standards and lead to the creation of the U.S…. Read More
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Words from a Champion: Guest Blog by Congresswoman Schakowsky
Posted on August 7, 2013Congresswoman Schakowsky joined KID and others to mark the fifth anniversary of this landmark safety bill. She offers these insights. This month we mark the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), the most… Read More
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Update on crib bumper pad action in Maryland and Illinois
Posted on April 22, 2013First the good news… Maryland’s legislative session ended with no further action on SB 618 which was an attempt to stop the ban on the sale of crib bumper pads which is to go into effect in June. With that,… Read More
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A check-up on Chicago’s ban on crib bumpers
Posted on January 7, 2013Last April, Chicago became the first municipality (or any governmental unit for that matter) to ban the sale of crib bumper pads. The ordinance’s sponsors (Aldermen Balcer and Cardenas) and those who voted for it listened to the testimony of… Read More
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Help keep KID’s programs moving forward
Posted on December 10, 2012Children across all demographics need safe children’s products and safe surroundings, and it is KID’s mission to make that a reality through growth of our outreach programs, increasing visibility of KID’s mobile site that includes a truly useful recall search… Read More