recall effectiveness

Of the more than 100 children’s products recalled on average every year, at most 10%-30% are known to be repaired or removed from use. Although some may end up in the trashcan, the rest are left in homes and child… Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held a hearing today (July 10, 2013) to talk about their agenda and priorities for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. In our effort to be a strong voice on product safety, KID Executive… Read More

As we have done every year since 2002, today KID released our report on children’s product recalls from the past year.  In 2012, the number of children’s product recalls continued to decline to 97, the lowest number since 2004.   But… Read More

On November 16, 2012, CPSC and KidCo announced the recall of the PeaPod Travel Tent.  KID had been aware of the hazards of the product since early in the year when we learned of a death of a baby in… Read More

In 1998, Danny was killed when a recalled portable crib collapsed around his neck at his licensed child care home.  KID is Danny’s legacy.  Today, KID has the same commitment to the cause we did when Danny first died. We… Read More

A recent survey completed by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) reveals that most parents are unaware of the product registration requirement designed to protect young children and their families. As of June 2010, many children’s products like cribs, strollers,… Read More

KID released an analysis today of the first four months of public reports to SaferProducts.gov at the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as they relate to children and children’s products. Since our founding in 1998, we have been frustrated… Read More

Since KID was founded, we have looked at information from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on recall effectiveness. As part of every recall, Monthly Corrective Action Reports are to be filed, detailing how many consumers have participated in the… Read More

On March 11, 2011, the new publicly accessible database of consumer product incidents began accepting reports.  And around April 1, the first of those reports were through the vetting process and posted online.  We thought the one month point after… Read More

The CPSC has issued a new final rule on product registration cards for durable infant and toddler products. The provisions of this part of the CPSIA are named in honor of Danny Keysar, whose parents founded KID. The new rule… Read More