Words from a Champion: Guest Blog by Congresswoman Schakowsky
Congresswoman Schakowsky joined KID and others to mark the fifth anniversary of this landmark safety bill. She offers these insights. This month we mark the fifth anniversary of the signing of the...
View ArticleKID releases new report on SaferProducts.gov
August 14 marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) back in 2008. This landmark safety legislation paved the way for improvement in safety...
View ArticleUpdate on CPSC actions
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission or CPSC is at the helm of children’s product safety. Here’s a quick update of recent and upcoming activity. Update: CPSC adopts new mandatory infant bedside...
View ArticleKID’s new report shows need for more work to get recalls out of homes.
Update: Check out the updated USA Today article , NBC 5 Chicago video coverage of the report, pictures from the event. 4 more children’s products have been recalled for safety hazards since KID’s...
View ArticlePresident Obama nominates CPSC ED Elliot Kaye as Chairman
President Obama has nominated Elliot Kaye, Executive Director of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to serve as the new chairman of the agency. Kaye has been at the commission since 2010 when...
View ArticleDanny, Inez and KID’s best friends
Sixteen years ago today, Linda Ginzel arrived at her son Danny’s child care home to find he had been rushed to the hospital. She later learned he had been strangled by the collapsing top rails of the...
View Article4 years ago today SaferProducts.gov was born
Happy Birthday SaferProducts.gov. The website, which was launched 4 years ago today, is the host to more than 23,000 live product incident reports. Read more about the site, and why it matters to you...
View ArticleNew Report from KID shows strong regulations improve product safety
Stronger standards and oversight by regulatory agencies have had a measurable effect on product safety. Our new report shows a decrease in the number of recalls of children’s products, as well as the...
View ArticleAn important week for safety
This week is National Consumer Protection Week (#NCPW), a campaign aimed at encouraging consumers to take advantage of their rights and make informed decisions. At KID, we believe that consumers have...
View ArticleMother’s Day & KID
Today, many of us are with our mothers, our children or perhaps both — celebrating Mother’s Day. Here at KID we wish you all a wonderful day together. Mothers and children are at the heart of our...
View ArticleDid you know?
Parents and caregivers have a wealth of knowledge from experience about how to raise a child with love and care. However, there are many things relating to safety that may surprise you. Did you know...
View ArticleA day in Indianapolis with KID
KID’s summer Italian exchange student, Ludovica Chiappini, joined KID ED Nancy Cowles yesterday as they visited the Hoosier state to meet Staci Tober (Trevor’s mom) and Karlee D. Macer, a State...
View ArticleA few alarming products we’ve seen lately
KID works to strengthen, or in some cases establish, strong safety standards for children’s products. We helped pass Danny’s Law in 2008. As a result, cribs, play yards, and bassinets all have strong...
View ArticleProduct Safety Priorities for CPSC
What should be the priorities when it comes to product safety? The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) poised this question to the public as the topic of a hearing on June 15. As they do each...
View ArticleChild product safety in this new administration
With any change in administration comes questions about the impact on consumer protections. When the political party in charge changes, the questions are bigger and with a new administration without a...
View ArticleSafe Sleep Month: What is a Safe Sleep Environment?
October is Safe Sleep Month – a time of year when parents, caregivers and safety advocates come together to focus on one of the key safety issues affecting infants. We’ve found that a common source of...
View ArticleNew KID Report Shows Jump in 2017 Recalls
On Tuesday, along with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Illinois PIRG, KID released new data on product recalls and children’s safety. This year, the number of recalls increased by 22%, while...
View ArticleLandmark Product Safety Legislation Sees 10th Anniversary
Between 1998 and 2007 unsafe children’s products led to over two-million child injuries, and hundreds of child deaths. This was because voluntary standards on children’s products were not protecting...
View Article#FamilyVoicesFriday — Kennedy’s Story
This month marks the 10thanniversary of Kennedy’s death. Kennedy was killed in August 2008 when her neck became caught in an uncovered gap in the side of her bassinet. She was only 6 months old....
View ArticleMother’s Day & KID
Today, many of us are with our mothers, our children or perhaps both — celebrating Mother’s Day. Here at KID we wish you all a wonderful day together. Mothers and children are at the heart of our...
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