Category Archives: recall

Kolcraft to pay penalty, improve internal controls

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on March 11, 2013 that Chicago-based Kolcraft has agreed to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $400,000. In addition to the monetary penalty, Kolcraft agreed to implement robust changes to … Continue reading

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National Consumer Protection Week – year round here at KID

Did you know this is National Consumer Protection Week?  KID works on protecting our youngest consumers all year long, but thought we’d use the opportunity to give parents and caregivers a few things they can easily do to protect the … Continue reading

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KID releases report on 2012 children’s product recalls

As we have done every year since 2002, today KID released our report on children’s product recalls from the past year.  In 2012, the number of children’s product recalls continued to decline to 97, the lowest number since 2004.   But … Continue reading

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After child’s death, dresser recalled for tip-over hazard

Today CPSC and Gemme Juvenile announced the recall of Natart Chelsea dressers for tip-over hazard. The dressers can tip, trapping toddlers or young children.  The company will send anchoring straps to prevent tip-overs. In March 2011, 2 year old Shane … Continue reading

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Peapod Recall: Don’t use with infants — although that warning is hard to find

On November 16, 2012, CPSC and KidCo announced the recall of the PeaPod Travel Tent.  KID had been aware of the hazards of the product since early in the year when we learned of a death of a baby in … Continue reading

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