recall

Today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Peloton announced a recall of the company’s Tread+ treadmills. The announcement comes after reports of injuries and at least one death, and a warning from the CPSC last month to avoid using… Read More

After the death of one child and several injuries, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a warning about the Peloton Tread+ treadmill (formerly called the Tread). The CPSC explains that it “found that the public health and safety… Read More

On December 16, 2020, Graco recalled 51,000 inclined sleep accessories included in four different models of its Pack n’ Play play yards due to risk of suffocation. The product could also be used separately. This is the eleventh inclined sleep… Read More

On Thursday, December 31, we honor the memory of Danny Keysar, who would have turned 24. What milestones he would have achieved at age 24 will never be known due to a poorly designed and inadequately tested recalled portable crib…. Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and manufacturers of children’s products are still not using all methods available to spread awareness about recalls. Social media is a fairly simple and effective way companies and the CPSC can draw attention… Read More

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play sleeper recall. Thirty-two infant deaths were originally reported due to the Rock ‘n Play, and a recent Consumer Reports study found an additional 19 deaths from the product. Since… Read More

KID, along with Consumer Federation of America and U.S. PIRG Education Fund, developed a consumer guide Protecting Children While Sheltering in Place to alert parents and caregivers about common childhood hazards as families are sequestered during the COVID-19 pandemic. While… Read More

Today, KID released Seeking Safety: 2019 Children’s Product Recalls, our annual report on children’s products recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). According to the report, 2019 saw the largest number of children’s deaths reported prior to recall… Read More

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