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LA Times reporter posts video about CPSC Database — vote is tomorrow
Posted on November 16, 2010David Lazarus, a reporter with the LA Times has both written about and posted a video about the CPSC Consumer Product Safety Database. As he says, it is good for consumers. The vote at CPSC is tomorrow morning.
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New data from CPSC suggests increase in injuries from juvenile products
Posted on November 1, 2010Today CPSC released its 2010 Nursery Product Report. The report looks at injuries and deaths in nursery products from 2009. The report cites 77,300 injuries involving nursery products that required a trip to the emergency room. This is an increase… Read More
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CPSC database coming closer to a reality
Posted on October 28, 2010In 2007 and 2008, during the discussions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act as the bill was named in the end, consumer advocates repeatedly raised the issue of secrecy at CPSC, pointing to the human cost of keeping injury… Read More
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CPSC issues alert on baby monitor cords
Posted on October 6, 2010After the death of a 10-month-old baby this past March, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning about the risk of strangulation by baby monitor cords. This can occur if the monitor is placed too close to areas where children… Read More
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KID submits comments to CPSC on historic crib standards
Posted onSince Kids In Danger was founded in 1998 after the death of Danny Keysar in a poorly designed, untested portable crib, KID has focused on one main point: Children’s products should be independently tested to rigorous mandatory standards before they… Read More
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High Chairs — the product now needing CPSC scrutiny?
Posted on September 30, 2010It is being announced today that Fisher Price is recalling over 10 million products for various hazards. Among those are 950,000 high chairs. The high chairs have pegs on the back legs that stick out — causing 14 incidents including… Read More
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New tools for recall effectiveness: CPSC Chair visits Chicago
Posted on July 22, 2010Today marks the first official visit of US CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum to Chicago. In addition to addressing the annual convention of the State Fire Marshals, Chairman Tenenbaum joined Kids In Danger, Consumer Federation of America and Illinois Attorney General… Read More
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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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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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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