Amazon, Walmart, Target, and other retailers announced they will stop selling weighted infant sleep products due to concerns that the products are unsafe for babies. Parent advocates, consumer and medical groups, and lawmakers have been sounding the alarm over risks associated with these products for years.

Weighted infant sleep products may impair an infant’s natural ability to rouse themselves from sleep and contribute to the risk for Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID). Because infants’ ribcages are not ossified, weighted sleep products may also affect infant breathing and/or heart rate. Additional risks include the products impacting an infant’s ability to reposition, and pellets may spill out after washing and create an aspiration risk.

This month, Sen. Richard Blumenthal called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the deceptive advertising practices of two weighted infant sleep product manufacturers. Sen. Blumenthal’s letters come after his previous December 2023 letters to the manufacturers, outlining serious concerns about products. Read our press release to learn more.

Thank you to everyone who supported KID at our Best Friend Award Night on Thursday, April 25. Guests enjoyed appetizers from Wolfgang Puck Catering, drinks, live and silent auction, raffle, wine toss, and mini golf.

This year, we were proud to honor Trista Hamsmith of Reese's Purpose for her advocacy to prevent button and coin cell battery ingestion. It was a great evening hearing from Trista about how she turned grief into advocacy to protect all our kids from button battery ingestion.

KID founders Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keysar, and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky also shared stories of children's product safety advocacy, making for a night of strength and celebration. If you missed the event, watch this short video about Trista, view our event photos, and consider making a donation to KID in honor of Trista's work. All proceeds from the event help support KID's lifesaving work.

Procter & Gamble issued a recall for approximately 8.2 million bags of Tide, Gain, Ace, and Ariel laundry detergent packets. The outer packaging meant to prevent access to the contents can split open near the zipper track which can lead to accidental exposure and poisoning. Access can pose a risk of ingestion leading to serious injury or death as well as skin or eye injuries.

This recall involves certain lot codes of Tide Pods, Gain Flings, Ace Pods, and Ariel Pods liquid laundry detergent packets packaged in flexible film bags that were manufactured between September 2023 and February 2024. Consumers should check to see if their bag is part of the recall by checking the lot code on the bottom of the package against those listed at pg.com/bags. Consumers are urged to immediately stop using the recalled detergent packets and to contact Procter & Gamble for full refund and a free replacement child-resistant bag to store the product. P&G will also provide a cabinet lock to keep the product stored safely. All laundry packets should be stored out of reach of children in a safe location.

The hottest days of summer are arriving, and that means it’s time to cool off in the water. Whether you’re at the lake, a water park, or your neighborhood pool, follow these safety tips to protect children.

For more resources on water and pool safety, check out the CPSC’s Pool Safely campaign.

E-scooters, e-bikes, and hoverboards have grown in popularity in recent years, but local fire departments and the CPSC have seen a growing threat of destructive and deadly fires due to the products. The lithium-ion batteries in these products combine a flammable electrolyte with significant stored energy. If a lithium-ion battery cell creates more heat than it can effectively disperse, it can lead to a rapid, uncontrolled release of heat energy that can result in a fire or explosion. Also, because these batteries generate their own oxygen, they can be very difficult to extinguish. Take the following steps to prevent fires:

Last year, two deaths were caused by an e-bike that caused a fire after the lithium-ion batteries in the product overheated killing a 10-year-old girl and her 15-year-old sister. Learn more from the CPSC.