Time for a strong standard.

Center for Injury Research and Policy A2: Infants, children & teens are most at risk for injury from high-powered magnets. Toddlers often put small, shiny objects in their mouths & teens have been known to use the small magnets to mimic body jewelry. Read our report on magnets: bit.ly/3ougD7M #MagnetSafety

Today is the #T4CIP Day of Action on #MagnetSafety. High-powered magnets can cause serious injury to kids when swallowed. @Dr_BryanRudolph has been leading NASPGHAN's advocacy efforts on magnet safety for years. 💪 Listen to his episode on the topic: buzzsprout.com/581062/4107695

"It’s been 10 months since the CPSC’s warning. Clearly, the steps [Boppy] is taking for safety are insufficient. Infants continue to die, and every day that passes without stronger action is another day a terrible tragedy could happen." Consumer Reports consumerreports.org/child-safety/b…

Good luck, Alex!

Excited to be with Illinois PIRG and other product safety champions this morning. Kids In Danger

Please take a minute to fill out this survey to help the amazing students at University of Michigan design a dresser that is both tip-over safe and useful: forms.gle/HKGSdrC6GFEf22…

Today is National Injury Prevention Day, so keep these tips in mind to prevent the children in your lives from getting hurt. #NationalInjuryPreventionDay #BeInjuryFree

Trista Hamsmith, Parent Advocate and Founder of Reese's Purpose will be speaking soon at a Senate hearing about her story and Reese's Law to prevent button battery ingestion. Watch live now: commerce.senate.gov

🚨 Child Safety Alert: Consumers should immediately stop using Leachco brand Podster, Podster Plush, Bummzie, and Podster Playtime infant loungers because of suffocation hazard   cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-…

Nearly 100 consumer, health & labor orgs call on the Senate Commerce Committee to quickly approve Mary Boyle to US Consumer Product Safety Commission to ensure that the agency can effectively protect families from hazardous products. #BoyleforCPSC Senate Commerce, Science, Transportation Committee Senate Commerce Republicans consumerfed.org/testimonial/gr…

Prevent Child Injury A hole in the wall can be repaired, but a hole in your heart is forever. Currently, many states do not have laws protecting renters from putting holes in their wall solely for child safety purposes. Talk to your landlord and explain the need. #StopTipOvers

Ever wonder about how design can make a product safer or how to advocate when you see a product that isn’t safe? Join Prevent Child Injury and MIPA today for a webinar with leaders in the field of furniture tip over prevention #AnchorIt #StopTipOvers

#ICPHSO 2022 International Symposium Breakout Sessions: Improving Public Health of Children Through Product Design; E-Labeling & Product Safety; Improving Product Safety Through Supply Chain Due Diligence #productsafety #IPSW2022 #ICPHSO22

Help KID keep yours safe.

Finally!

Sign the Consumer Reports-Consumer Reports Advocacy petition to call on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban water beads, or at least set strong limits on them so they can’t be sold as children’s products. Water beads can be deadly, and they send thousands of people to the ER every year. action.consumerreports.org/nb-20230921-wa…

In a big win for safety, Amazon, Walmart, and Target announced that they will ban the sale of water beads that are marketed to children. Etsy and AliExpress stated they will prohibit the sale of water beads entirely. Learn more in our new blog: kidsindanger.org/2023/12/retail…