Today is the anniversary of Danny’s passing in 1998. At just 16 months, his life was cut short when a Playskool Travel-Lite portable crib collapsed, trapping his neck in the “V” of its folded rails. Amidst their grief, Danny’s parents, Linda and Boaz, found that Danny was the fifth victim of this flawed crib despite its recall five years prior. Realizing the systemic flaws in product safety, they founded KID. Linda and Boaz’s hope transformed the entire landscape of children’s products, for a safer future for the next generation. For the past twenty-six years, KID continues to advocate for bet ..read more

Summer is just around the corner and with that comes the excitement of outdoor activities. This also means an increase in unintentional injuries, especially those due to bicycles. Kids ages 10-14 are more likely to be killed on a bike than any other age group, but with the proper gear, and smart choices you can set your kids up to have fun and stay safer. Head injuries occur in about 15% of childhood bicycle-related crashes. Wearing a bike helmet decreases the risk of head injury by 85%, severe brain injury by 88%, and facial fractures by 31%. Follow these tips to reduce injures: Your child ..read more

As summer approaches, we’re eagerly anticipating family road trips. Stay updated on car seat safety so your summer adventures are safe. Earlier this year, Consumer Reports commended new federal standards for child car seats that took effect. These long-awaited updates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will make car seats easier to use for caregivers and provide greater protection to children. NHTSA’s changes are the first time that side-impact protection will be evaluated on an equal playing field and will set a minimum level of performance nationwide in standardize ..read more

Procter & Gamble issued a recall for approximately 8.2 million bags of Tide, Gain, Ace, and Ariel laundry detergent packets distributed in the United States. The outer packaging meant to prevent access to the contents can split open near the zipper track which can lead to accidental exposure and poisoning. Access can pose a risk of ingestion leading to serious injury or death as well as skin or eye injuries. Voluntary safety standards for laundry detergent pods were introduced in 2015. Since then, the rate of exposures has decreased by about 30%, and the rate of cases needing medical trea ..read more

KID released a new report, Recall Radar: Nursery Product Recalls in 2023 Highest in Over a Decade, analyzing children’s products recalls in 2023. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled 26 nursery products, the highest in over a decade. Eleven of these recalls and 20 additional warnings were due to suffocation hazards because the products violated various federal safety regulations for infant sleep products that recently went into effect. The CPSC recalled a water bead product for the first time since 2013, after an infant death was reported. Often sold as toys, in craft kits ..read more

Last month, the CPSC released the report, Tip-Over Injuries and Fatalities Associated with Televisions, Furniture, and Appliances. Tip-over injuries and deaths occur when children get hurt by falling furniture, usually when climbing or  playing near them. This can be due to a faulty furniture design, unstable surfaces, defective tip-over restraints, heavy objects on top of furniture, or multiple open drawers. The report found that from 2020 to 2022 there was an average of 17,800 emergency room (ED) treated injuries, and from January 2013 to July 2023 there were 217 reported fatalities ass ..read more

Procter & Gamble issued a recall for approximately 8.2 million bags of Tide, Gain, Ace, and Ariel laundry detergent packets distributed in the United States. The outer packaging meant to prevent access to the contents can split open near the zipper track which can lead to accidental exposure and poisoning. Access can pose a risk of ingestion leading to serious injury or death as well as skin or eye injuries. Voluntary safety standards for laundry detergent pods were introduced in 2015. Since then, the rate of exposures has decreased by about 30%, and the rate of cases needing medical trea ..read more

KID released a new report, Recall Radar: Nursery Product Recalls in 2023 Highest in Over a Decade, analyzing children’s products recalls in 2023. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled 26 nursery products, the highest in over a decade. Eleven of these recalls and 20 additional warnings were due to suffocation hazards because the products violated various federal safety regulations for infant sleep products that recently went into effect. The CPSC recalled a water bead product for the first time since 2013, after an infant death was reported. Often sold as toys, in craft kits ..read more

Last month, the CPSC released the report, Tip-Over Injuries and Fatalities Associated with Televisions, Furniture, and Appliances. Tip-over injuries and deaths occur when children get hurt by falling furniture, usually when climbing or  playing near them. This can be due to a faulty furniture design, unstable surfaces, defective tip-over restraints, heavy objects on top of furniture, or multiple open drawers. The report found that from 2020 to 2022 there was an average of 17,800 emergency room (ED) treated injuries, and from January 2013 to July 2023 there were 217 reported fatalities ass ..read more

Last week, KID traveled to Orlando for the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s (ICPHSO) Annual Meeting and Training Symposium. The event brings together many different product safety stakeholders including manufacturers, retailers, consumer advocates, labs, regulators and those that work with them such as attorneys and consultants to discuss current product safety issues and how we can improve safety. At one of the first sessions, Nancy and Dev announced the release of four new masterclass courses as part of the KID Design Safety Toolkit. The four ne ..read more