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A new study released by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found an estimated 560,200 children younger than 18 years old were treated in U.S. emergency departments for furniture or TV tip-over injuries… Read More

On November 9th, 2015 CPSC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for incorporating high chair safety standards into Danny’s Law. In May, KID, frustrated by the CPSC’s delay in publishing a final rule, began drafting a report on high… Read More

This week marks the seventh anniversary of the implementation of a groundbreaking idea – SaferProducts.gov went live on March 11, 2011.  This database of consumer reports catalogs incidents with consumer products – everything from worrying about a possible hazard to… Read More

On Monday, along with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, US PIRG and Illinois Action for Children, KID released new data on product recalls and children’s safety. This year marked a reversal of decreasing recall and injury numbers that the U.S…. Read More

A child dies from tipping furniture, appliances or TVs every two weeks. The statistics for tip-over incidents have grown over the last decade, yet there has been little reform to safety standards. In our new report, Furniture Stability: A review… Read More