KID Blog

This is the second of two crib recalls today. Info on the LaJobi recall is here. It is surprising there are any Simplicity products left ‘unrecalled,’ but apparently there are. CPSC today announced that retailers who sold Simplicity cribs with… Read More

This is the first of two crib recalls today. You can find more on the other here. LaJobi and CPSC announced the recall today of 217,000 Graco-branded drop-side cribs sold since February 2007. As with the other 7 million drop-side… Read More

What is a drop-side crib? A drop-side crib is a crib in which the side rail moves up and down on tracks to allow easier access to the child. The tracks can be in the end posts or attached to… Read More

When CPSC recalled the Infantino SlingRider infant sling last month, they reported 3 deaths from the product in 2009. A Brooklyn mother has now come forward to say her baby also died in the sling, a month before the recall…. Read More

On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, Kids In Danger will present the Best Friend Award to Dr. Gary Smith for his pioneering work in the field of childhood injury prevention. The event reception includes exciting live and silent auctions. You can… Read More

In the early 2000s, the CPSC received hundreds of reports of cords attached to yo-yo water balls wrapping around children’s heads or necks. One Chicago-area mom, Lisa Lipin, launched a campaign and website to get the products banned. They are… Read More

The CPSC has released a new Safe Sleep Neighborhood Safety Network Poster in English and Spanish. The poster contains important safe sleep tips for babies and warns against the use of sleep positioners as unnecessary and potentially dangerous. This poster… Read More

Since we first learned of ASTM International, that sets voluntary standards for nursery products, KID has been involved in the twice annual meetings that review incidents and recommend changes to the standards that apply to cribs, strollers, high chairs and… Read More

The CPSC is holding companies accountable for allowing unsafe products to reach store shelves and the homes of millions of children. In 2009, 34 of the 38 total civil penalties were for children’s products. Companies who failed to report unsafe… Read More

There were a disturbing number of incidents in the children’s products recalled in 2009, prior to recalls being announced. In fact, the number of reported incidents prior to recall more than doubled in comparison to 2008. In 2009, a total… Read More