Kids In Danger

August 14 marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) back in 2008. This landmark safety legislation paved the way for improvement in safety standards and lead to the creation of the U.S…. Read More

Of the more than 100 children’s products recalled on average every year, at most 10%-30% are known to be repaired or removed from use. Although some may end up in the trashcan, the rest are left in homes and child… Read More

When I came across this story, it caught my eye – a young boy was injured when a toy eyeball he was playing with cracked and leaked into his eyes.  In KID’s early days, our co-founder Boaz Keysar used to… Read More

The dangers of TV and furniture tip-overs are on the rise, especially as it is becoming more common to own one or more television sets per household. On average, 1 child in the United States receives emergency treatment for a… Read More

Maryland is the first state in the nation to propose, and put into effect, a ban on the sale of crib bumper pads. This new regulation was adopted last November by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH),… Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held a hearing today (July 10, 2013) to talk about their agenda and priorities for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. In our effort to be a strong voice on product safety, KID Executive… Read More

This summer KID’s TEST (Teaching Early Safety Testing) program is getting a makeover. This KID program is designed to promote the development of safe products by integrating design safety, standards, and testing practices into the undergraduate engineering curriculum.  We have… Read More

I have been traveling all around Illinois this past month and talked with hundreds of people about child product safety. Here are some highlights from my travels: Last month, in Springfield, Illinois, I met with over 30 grandparent caregiver advisers… Read More

Check out some pictures of this year’s event. Join KID at our annual Best Friend Award Night May 23, 2013 at Fulton’s on the River in Chicago.  KID and our supporters will gather to mark our 15th year and a… Read More

This Sunday is Mother’s Day, a day when many of us delight in our children and our moms.  It is reminder of the precious gift of children – and a chance for those children to honor their mothers for the… Read More