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Recalled ‘safety’ products pose their own safety risks
Posted on June 4, 2012Parents rely on many products to help keep their children safe such as outlet covers, drawer latches and gates. But like any children’s products, these items can be recalled and may prove dangerous. One only need look as far as… Read More
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Kids In Danger, WeMakeItSafer Join Forces to Make Recalled Info Mobile
Posted on May 25, 2012Today, Kids In Danger (KID) announces the release of its new mobile website. The new site, accessible by visiting KidsInDanger.org from any mobile device, combines the life-saving information of the KID desktop website with WeMakeItSafer’s robust Recalled Product Search application…. Read More
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KID releases report on 2011 children’s product recalls
Posted on March 26, 2012Children’s product recalls announced by CPSC in 2011 dropped by 24% to 121, the lowest number since 2006. KID just released A Measure of Safety: Children’s Product Recalls in 2011. The report found that children’s product recalls dropped, but it… Read More
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Consumer Fed releases survey on parent’s knowledge of safety program
Posted on October 25, 2011A 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
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KID looks at SaferProducts.gov: recalled products still causing harm
Posted on October 5, 2011KID 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
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A new coalition to promote safe sleep for infants
Posted on July 12, 2011Kids In Danger has worked since our founding to improve children’s product safety. Much of the focus has been on sleep environments – the one place babies are left unattended and the subject of a multitude of recalls for dangerous… Read More
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Another death in recalled Graco stroller
Posted on April 28, 2011A sad story in this week’s news — a young baby in Pennsylvania was strangled in a recalled stroller while he slept at a family gathering. The baby was placed to sleep in the Graco Quattro Stroller. At some point… Read More
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KID co-founder talks about product safety on CBS Early Show
Posted on August 31, 2010Linda Ginzel appeared this morning on the CBS news show, The Early Show. She talked about her family’s experience when her son Danny was killed in a dangerous portable crib at his licensed child care home in 1998. The segment… Read More
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ABC Chicago “For Your Family” talks about product registration and recalls with KID
Posted on August 30, 2010KID’s executive director was up early this morning for a segment on ABC Chicago’s early news. Judy Hsu, host of “For Your Family” talked with KID about the new product registration program for juvenile products and highlighted several recent recalls…. Read More
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Child product safety news
Posted on July 16, 2010CPSC votes unanimously on new tough crib standards. CPSC issues recall and discusses dangers of crib and play yard tents. CNN reports on one mother’s fight for safe cribs. Pottery Barn recalls all their dropside cribs. Have questions about drop-side… Read More