On June 26, 2018, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved a new federal rule intended to improve the safety of booster seats for children, including booster seats used at home and in restaurants.
A booster seat is a “juvenile chair” that is placed on an adult chair to elevate a child, up to five years old, to standard dining table height. The new rule does not include children’s booster seats intended for use in cars. The new federal safety rule incorporates the most recent voluntary standard ASTM F2460-18.
Requirements in the new standard include:
1.The retail package of the booster seat must indicate the minimum dimensions of the adult chair on which the booster seat will fit.
2.All booster seats must have an active means of attaching to an adult chair, in order to prevent booster seats and children from falling off of the adult chair.
3.Warnings on the booster seat must remind consumers to make sure the booster seat is securely fastened to the adult chair before each use.
4.To prevent falls, consumers are also warned to stop children from pushing away from the table while in the booster seat.
This rule will become effective 18 months after date of publication in the Federal Register and applies to products manufactured or imported on or after that date.
MTS reminds related companies to timely follow up on new laws and regulations, produce and export according to requirements, and pay attention to the requirements of the declaration of conformity. Scientific safety assessments must be carried out during the product design phase to the bulk production phase to ensure that relevant products meet the new regulatory requirements and avoid export risk.
