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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
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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
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Don’t use infant inclined sleep products
Posted on June 13, 2018Last week, the CPSC issued a warning to parents and caregivers to use restraints with infants in inclined sleep products. Children can move out of a safe position on an incline, so these restraints are an attempt to keep the… Read More
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New KID Report Shows Jump in 2017 Recalls
Posted on April 3, 2018On Tuesday, along with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Illinois PIRG, KID released new data on product recalls and children’s safety. This year, the number of recalls increased by 22%, while injuries and incidents reported prior to recall decreased from a… Read More
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Creating a Safe Baby Registry
Posted on January 12, 2018Many expanding families rely on baby registries to stay organized and get everything they need for their new child. Many websites offer comprehensive lists of the “essentials.” However, we receive many questions from expectant parents about making sure that they… Read More
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CPSC Releases Report on Nursery Product Incidents
Posted on January 5, 2018Every year, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) releases a report with updated data on injuries and deaths associated with nursery products. In a change from past reports, CPSC Started last year including only non-incidental injuries, meaning the product… Read More