recall

This week, KID was in our nation’s capital meeting with decision makers to advocate for children’s product safety. With our coalition partners U.S. PIRG, The American Academy of Pediatrics, and Child Care Aware, we met with the U.S. CPSC Acting… Read More

Today, KID released a new report detailing missed opportunities in sharing recall information. We found that an alarming number of recalling companies didn’t post about their recalled children’s products on their website or social media. Between July 2017 and June… Read More

Good news for consumers purchasing second-hand items online – Facebook Marketplace’s Commerce Policies states “listings may not promote the buying or selling of recalled products.” In May, KID called on Facebook to allow buyers to report items and sellers for… Read More

Today, U.S. PIRG and KID released a new survey three months after nearly 5.4 million infant sleepers were recalled following numerous deaths. The study revealed that many child care facilities continue to use these dangerous inclined sleepers. The survey began… Read More

In April, Fisher-Price recalled 4.7 million units of its Rock ‘n Play sleeper after it was involved in over 30 infant deaths. The Rock ‘n Play should not be used at home or in child care facilities because of the… Read More

In November 2018, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) settled an administrative lawsuit with Britax Child Safety, Inc. involving BOB jogging strollers. The quick release on the front wheel can fail to secure the wheel to the fork, resulting… Read More

June is National Safety Month. Although people often shrug and say that injuries are just something that happens, that’s usually not true. Unintentional injuries such as drowning, car crashes, choking, and poisoning are the leading cause of death for children…. Read More

800 million people in 70 countries use Facebook Marketplace every month to buy new and used products such as toys, cribs, and furniture. Shockingly, Facebook Marketplace does not allow users to report recalled products. In 2018, over 2 million units… Read More

Today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Kids II recalled all Kids II rocking sleepers.  This recall of 694,000 products came after a vague warning about a year ago about this type of product and a warning and recall… Read More

Late 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