Category Archives: crib safety

Father brings his story to standard setting group on infant monitors.

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Kids In Danger

ASTM International meetings on juvenile products are well attended by manufacturers and testing laboratories.  The meetings also contain a small smattering of retailers and consumer groups, such as KID.  But it is rare that a parent of an injured or … Continue reading →

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Maryland to join Chicago in banning crib bumper pads

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Kids In Danger

First the Chicago City Council voted to stop the sale of crib bumper pads in the city starting in January 2012. Now, Maryland has announced a proposed ban on bumper pads. Maryland will post their proposal next week and give … Continue reading →

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A new coalition to promote safe sleep for infants

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Kids In Danger

Kids In Danger has worked since our founding to improve children’s product safety.  Much of the focus has been on sleep environments – the one place babies are left unattended and the subject of a multitude of recalls for dangerous … Continue reading →

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We can’t wait any longer to stop selling unsafe cribs.

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Kids In Danger

A handful of retailers and their champion, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC) Commissioner Anne Northup, are crying out about this week’s historic new tough standard and ‘stop sale’ on unsafe cribs.  They found themselves ‘stuck’ with cribs that couldn’t meet … Continue reading →

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CPSC sticks to effective date for strong new standard

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Kids In Danger

As we prepared for the June 28, 2011 implementation of the new strong crib standard from CPSC, we were shocked to hear that at the 11th hour some wanted to put the brakes on the new standard — delaying implementation … Continue reading →

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