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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
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NY approves bill to ban drop-side cribs
Posted on July 1, 2010Update: Governor Paterson signed the bill today, July 30. The state of New York is coming closer to effectively removing drop-side cribs from stores and homes of its concerned residents. A bill banning the sale, import, manufacture, and distribution of… Read More
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Consumer groups mark beginning of new era in recall effectiveness
Posted on June 28, 2010Washington, D.C.— As of today, many durable infant and toddler products, including cribs, playyards, strollers and high chairs are required to contain a product registration card allowing consumers to easily register their product with the manufacturer. This will give manufacturers… Read More
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More than 2.2 million cribs recalled after dozens of injuries
Posted on June 24, 2010Please, despite the frequency, don’t become indifferent to hearing about crib recalls. Each recall represents thousands of cribs currently being used in homes across America — putting millions of babies at risk every night. Today’s announcement of 7 (!) more… Read More
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2.2 million more cribs recalled
Posted onMore later, but for now, check your baby’s crib! http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10270.html – Posted using BlogPress
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Chicago to Retailers: Tell customers where to get help with car seat installation
Posted on June 15, 2010Perhaps you’ve seen or heard the research that most car seats are installed incorrectly or just know from your own experience that it’s not easy getting that seat installed so it is at the correct angle and doesn’t move at… Read More
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Bayside Furnishings issues second recall on trundle beds with toy chests
Posted on June 8, 2010Bayside Furnishings is issuing a second recall on the Pirates of the Caribbean youth beds sold at Costco. These beds are designed to look like boats and have toy chests in the ‘bow’ of the boat, as well as the… Read More
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CPSC approves mandatory baby walker standard
Posted on June 3, 2010When the CPSIA passed and was signed in 2008, one of the biggest changes was the section (named after KID’s founders’ son Danny Keysar) that required mandatory standards for durable infant and toddler products. From the time of Danny’s death… Read More
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Illinois Attorney General requests records from JPMA
Posted on May 26, 2010As reported in the Chicago Tribune today, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) to provide documentation on their certification program, as it relates to drop-side cribs. Madigan had previously asked JPMA to stop… Read More
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Consumer groups, including KID, applaud the first new mandatory standard — bath seats
Posted onAs we mentioned in our earlier post, CPSC voted 5-0 to publish the first mandatory standard required by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. Consumer groups applauded the action, while still noting the particular dangers of bath seats,… Read More