On June 25,2021. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has published final rule to approve Safety Standard for Infant Sleep Products (16 CFR 1236). It shall enter into force on 23 June 2022. Below is the highlight contents.
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Scope
Infant sleep products, including inclined and flat sleep surfaces, that applies to all products marketed or intended to provide a sleeping accommodation for an infant up to 5 months of age, and that are not already subject to any of the following standards:

• 16 CFR part 1218 Safety Standard for Bassinets and Cradles
• 16 CFR part 1219 Safety Standard for Full-Size Baby Cribs
• 16 CFR part 1220 Safety Standard for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs
• 16 CFR part 1221 Safety Standard for Play Yards
• 16 CFR part 1222 Safety Standard for Bedside Sleepers.

Requirements
Each infant sleep product shall comply with all applicable provisions of ASTM F3118-17a, with following modifications:

1. The following sections shall be excluded:

1. Sections 5, General Requirements;
2. Sections 6.1 to 6.8 and 6.9.2 of Performance Requirements;
3. Sections 6.10 through 7.10 of Performance Requirements and Test Methods;
4. Section 7.11.1.3 Hinged Weight Gage – Newborn of Maximum Incline;
5. Section 7.12 through 9 of Performance Requirements, Marking and Labelling and Instructional Literature.

2. The term “infant inclined sleep products” shall be replaced by “infant sleeping products”.

3. Sections 6.9, 7.11.2.1 and 7.11.2.2 shall be modified

1. Section 6.9 shall be replaced by the following:
   “6.9 Maximum Seat Back Angle:
   6.9.1 Infant Sleep Product -The angle of the seat back/sleep surface intended for sleep along the occupant’s head to toe axis relative to the horizontal shall not exceed 10° when tested in accordance with 7.11.2.
   6.9.3 Infant Sleep Products—shall meet, 16 CFR part 1218, Safety Standard for Bassinets and Cradles, including conforming to the definition of a ‘‘bassinet/cradle.’’
2. Section 7.11.2.1 and 7.11.2.2 shall be replaced by the following:
   “7.11.2.1 If applicable, place the product in the manufacturer’s recommended highest seat back/sleep surface angle position intended for sleep.
   7.11.2.2 Place the hinged weight gage–infant in the product and position the gage with the hinge centered over the seat bight line and the upper plate of the gage on the seat back/sleep surface. Place a digital protractor on the upper torso/head area lengthwise.”

Note:
ASTM F3118-17a Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Inclined Sleep Products

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