News tagged with 'Consumer Product Safety Commission'

The children's garment industry is dominated by small companies with fewer than 20 employees, many stay-at-home moms. When new regulations go into effect next month intended to keep the lead out of children's products and clothing - it is disproportionately those small businesses that will be impacted, says author and industry leader, Kathleen Fasanella.

During a 16-year study period, there were more than 500,000 bunk bed related injuries that send more than 36,000 kids to the emergency room.  A surprise of this study was how many 18 to 20-year-olds are injured in bunk beds as well as young children.