{"id":32687,"date":"2010-09-22T15:57:58","date_gmt":"2010-09-22T15:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/cords_on_window_blinds_continu\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T15:49:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:49:47","slug":"cords-on-window-blinds-continu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/cords-on-window-blinds-continu\/","title":{"rendered":"Cords On Window Blinds Continue To Kill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cords on window blinds continue to kill an average of one child a month, despite a 16-year federal push to make them safer.<\/p>\n<p>According to safety groups, a new voluntary industry rule on window blind cords does not address all strangulation risks to children and ignores input from consumer advocates.<\/p>\n<p>The voluntary standard just published by the Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) prohibits accessible inner cords on Roman shades but still allows long draw cords. 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