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The Hidden Dangers: Why Weighted Sleep Products Are a Risk, Not a Remedy for Your Baby
Posted on June 4, 2024Weighted sleep products are wearable blankets and swaddles that have some weight added, such as in the chest region or the front of the product. Proponents say they can help babies sleep more, but there is little evidence supporting their… Read More
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Amazon Removes Dangerous Play Yard Mattresses From Sale
Posted on December 15, 2023In a victory for child safety and families nationwide, over the last eight months, Amazon has removed over 150 illegal sellers of play yard mattresses from sale. The mattresses were thicker than the 1.5 inches allowed under the standard. In… Read More
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What are the CPSC’s Goals for 2024?
Posted on November 9, 2023The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently came out with their operating plan for fiscal year 2024 and adopted it, with some amendments at their meeting on November 8, 2023. Here’s a glimpse of what you need to know about… Read More
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New Report: 163 Nursery Product Deaths Per Year
Posted on November 1, 2023The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released its annual Nursery Products Report on injuries and deaths associated with nursery products amongst children younger than five years old. On average over a three year period from 2018 to 2020, there… Read More
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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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Recalled Nursery Products and Magnets Account for High Number of Child Deaths: New KID Report
Posted on March 17, 2022KID released our annual report, Tracking Trends: Children’s Product Recalls in 2021, analyzing the children’s products recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Read our press release here with statements from KID Executive Director Nancy Cowles, Congresswoman Jan… Read More
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New CPSC Nursery Products Report Sheds Light on Child Injuries and Deaths
Posted on December 23, 2021The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released its annual Nursery Products Report. The report provides data on injuries and deaths associated with nursery products among children younger than five years old with new data from 2020. Last year, there… Read More
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New CPSC Reports Highlight Nursery and Toy-Related Injuries and Deaths
Posted on December 22, 2020The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released two new reports, Toy Related Deaths and Injuries Calendar Year 2019 and Injuries and Deaths Associated with Nursery Products Among Children Younger than Age Five, which present data about emergency department injuries… Read More
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Juliette’s Legacy
Posted on March 1, 2020In July 2010, 4-month-old Juliette was put in her Nap Nanny for sleep. The Nap Nanny was marketed as a safer alternative to a sleep positioner because it had a harness yet did not meet a federal infant sleep standard…. Read More
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KID’s Statement on the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper Recall
Posted on April 12, 2019Late on Friday afternoon, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fisher-Price announced a recall of 4.7 million Rock ‘n Play Sleepers after reports of 32 deaths from the product. This was the culmination of almost a year of… Read More