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Since Danny’s Law Passed: Our Top 5 Blogs
Posted on August 16, 2016Since Danny’s Law passed in 2008, awareness of dangerous children’s products has spread and recall histories of leading children’s products manufacturers have come to light. It has become more vital than ever for the public—especially parents and caregivers—to be educated about… Read More
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Product Safety Priorities for CPSC
Posted on June 20, 2016What should be the priorities when it comes to product safety? The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) poised this question to the public as the topic of a hearing on June 15. As they do each year, CPSC invited… Read More
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Illinois Bumper Pad Ban Moves to Senate: Your Help Needed
Posted on April 22, 2015On April 22, 2015 HB 3761 (McAsey) passed the Illinois House. This bill bans the sale of crib bumper pads in Illinois (already banned in Chicago). An amazing coalition of organizations came together to make this possible. Virtually every health… Read More
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Bill to prevent infant deaths progresses, take action now
Posted on September 15, 2014Researchers and advocates looking for information on how to reduce Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID) as well as SIDS and stillbirths may soon have new tools for data collection, reporting and support services. The full House recently passed H.R. 669,… Read More
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Don’t learn about recalls from your grandkids: KID’s resource guide for grandparents
Posted on September 4, 2014Grandparents are one of the greatest resources when it comes to keeping their grandchildren safe. They can make invaluable partners to busy parents by taking the time to search the products their grandchildren use for recalls and safety concerns. Below,… Read More
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Babies in Boxes? Finland’s method for combating infant mortality
Posted on July 22, 2014Cribs are possibly the most important investment a parent can make in their child’s safety. Cribs are the only product that a parent is meant to leave their child in alone and unsupervised. In America, there is a huge market… Read More
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An interview with CPSC’s Jonathan Midgett
Posted on June 23, 2014Earlier this month, KID had a chance to talk with Jonathan Midgett, an engineering psychologist at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). We asked him some questions about product safety and human factors to better understand how important this… Read More
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Support the Illinois Crib Bumper Pad Ban
Posted on March 14, 2014Update: HR 5348(McAsey-Pihos) passed the Illinois House Consumer Protection Committee on 3/25 by a vote of 9-5. Illinois residents can call their House of Representatives member and urge support. Representative McAsey proposed a bill, HB5348, to ban bumper pads… Read More
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The CPSC Releases its Annual Report on Nursery Product Injuries and Deaths
Posted on December 19, 2013Today the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released their annual report on 2012 injuries and deaths associated with nursery products. There was a lot of numbers and some good information given in the report. We recommend you take a look,… Read More
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Injury prevention discussed at events this week and next
Posted on September 18, 2013From our founding, KID has worked to reach out to others who share our mission to keep children safe. This week and next represent some of the fruits of the connections we have made. Monday, KID executive Director, Nancy Cowles,… Read More