Child Safety

The leading causes of fires in the home stem from cooking, heating and electrical equipment, candles, and smoking related materials. These are all issues that can be prevented if people take the time to plan, according to recent news reports. This year’s campaign focuses on preventing the leading causes of home fires—cooking, heating and electrical… read more

About 8,000 cribs sold by J.C. Penney have been recalled due to a suffocation or strangulation hazard, according to recent news reports. The drop-side cribs subject to recall were made by Yu Wei Co. Ltd., of Taipei, Taiwan. They were sold under Scroll and Lauren model names and come in antique white, dark cherry, and… read more

Halloween is a fun time for both children and adults, as the living dead, movie characters, and reality TV stars inspire imaginations and costumes. Adhere to these safety tips in order to ensure your child has a safe and fun Halloween, regardless of what they dress up as. Safe costume tips: If you’re purchasing a… read more

Accidents can be traumatizing to children, not only physically, but also mentally. Any time an accident happens, it is a horrible experience for you and your child. Holidays like Halloween, while full of fun, often offer many circumstances that can be dangerous to a child. The following safety tips will help prevent an accident on… read more

On Wednesday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission approved a pool-safety rule in a 3-2 vote, according to news sources. If this new rule is implemented, owners of thousands of public pools all over the USA will be required to buy extra safety equipment for their pools to make sure that their pools are actually safe… read more

Now that school has started again, many children will experience colds throughout the year, as their exposure to germs has significantly increased. However, when a cold seems like it won’t go away, the culprit may be allergy-related. According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, up to 40% of children experience allergies. ­In… read more

A recall of drop-side cribs is being conducted by Shermag Inc. due to suffocation and strangulation hazards, according to recent news sources. About 2,300 cribs in the United States and 800 in Canada are being recalled because the hardware of the cribs has been proven to break, which causes the drop side to detach from… read more

A children’s musical toy has been recalled by Battat Inc. after small parts were shown to detach and pose a choking hazard, according to recent news sources. The product is a Musical Wooden Table Toy, and about 14,000 are subject to recall. The table has a green surface and has instruments attached to it. The… read more

A toy car manufacturer has announced a recall of their products due to excessive levels of lead paint, according to recent news sources. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and LM Import & Export, Inc, of Miami, FL, issued the recall of about 1,900 of their products. The toys were distributed by Mega Wholesales Corporation…. read more

A children’s toy manufacturer is recalling 1.7 million workshop and tool sets due to a part being a choking hazard, according to recent news sources. Little Tikes, based in Hudson, Ohio, has announced the recall after two separate incidents of the oversized plastic toy nails becoming lodged in a child’s throat. The children involved were… read more

A baby sling, used to hold a baby around a parents chest in a hands-free fashion, has been blamed in the suffocation of a two-day-old baby, according to recent news sources. Authorities on the issue have warned that parent need continued warnings about how to properly wear the slings. “Infants may be placed in a… read more

 The United State Consumer Product Safety Commission is holding the First North America Consumer Product Safety Summit today and tomorrow, according to news sources. The summit is taking place in Bethesda, Maryland, at Consumer Product Safety Commission Headquarters. The Consumer Product Safety Commission hopes this will provide a chance for leaders of safety in the… read more