CPSC Proposes Mandatory Safety Standard for Infant Bouncer Seats
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is proposing a new mandatory standard for infant bouncer seats. CPSC’s proposed rule (here) would adopt as mandatory the current industry voluntary safety standard, ASTM F2167-15, with changes to warning label requirements. If adopted as final, the new children's product safety standard would take effect six months after publication in the Federal Register, said CPSC. Comments on the proposed rule are due Jan. 4.
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The ASTM voluntary standard set for adoption by CPSC defines an infant bouncer seat as “a freestanding product intended to support an occupant in a reclined position to facilitate bouncing by the occupant, with the aid of a caregiver or by other means.” Infant bouncer seats are intended for “infants who have not developed the ability to sit up unassisted (approximately 0 to 6 months of age),” said the commission.
Included in ASTM’s standard are general requirements for latching and locking mechanisms, openings, exposed coil springs, shearing and pinching and protective components. The voluntary standard also includes performance requirements for restraints, stability, slip resistance and structural integrity. CPSC would make changes to the ASTM standard’s warning label requirements for content, format and placement.
(Federal Register 10/19/15)