Kids In Danger

This week we will celebrate National Child Care Provider Appreciation Day. In honor of the great work that child care providers are doing around the nation to keep our children happy, healthy and safe, we’d like to share a few… Read More

Today, Kids In Danger (KID), Consumer Federation of America (CFA), Consumers Union and the National Center for Health Research called on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to secure a formal recall of IKEA furniture responsible for the deaths… Read More

KID will host our annual Best Friend Award night on May 18. This year, we are honoring Lisa Turano- Turano Baking Company and The Turano Foundation.  Read the Q & A below to find out more about Lisa and why she’s… Read More

KID has been tracking children’s product recalls from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for over a decade.  It is a good measure both of what is entering the market that might be hazardous and the strength of our… Read More

Leap Day fell at the start of a busy week in DC. On behalf of KID, I am a member of the International Consumer Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO[1]), an organization that brings together all the stakeholders in product safety… Read More

As usual, it’s a busy week at the KID office. Here is a look at what’s going on over the next 7 days… All week: 2016 ICPHSO Annual Meeting and Symposium KID ED Nancy Cowles is coordinating the annual conference… Read More

Happy Leap Year Day! We get an extra day this year, which means some extra time to stay informed about the latest safety and recall news. Have you signed up for KID’s email alerts yet? If not, you can sign up here. KID’s… Read More

Just finished watching myself on the Dr. Oz show – never an experience I expected to have – but I was thrilled to have the opportunity to share information on the dangers of crib bumper pads. New research  about the… Read More

This week KID lost a best friend. Mitch Lipka died after a courageous fight against cancer. Mitch was an award winning consumer reporter. Soon after Danny died in a dangerous portable crib in 1998, Mitch began to investigate the children’s… Read More

On this day, we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy. King worked tirelessly towards a world future generations could live in peacefully, harmoniously and safely. We remember the courage and determination with which King fought for equality… Read More