ASTM Published New Standard for Nursing Pillows

SafeGuardSToys and Juvenile ProductsSeptember 30, 2024

SG 146/24

ASTM has published a new consumer safety specification for nursing pillows, designated ASTM F3669-24.

In September 2024, ASTM International published a new standard consumer safety specification for nursing pillows with the designation ASTM F3669-24. The standard addresses the hazards identified by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which included falls, suffocation and positional asphyxiation.

The standard defines nursing pillows as, “a product intended, marketed, or designed to position and support an infant close to a caregiver’s body while nursing or bottle feeding”. These products are usually stuffed, filled or molded foam, U-shaped in appearance, and generally rest upon, wrap around or are worn by a caregiver in a seated or reclined position.

Provisions in the standard include:

Lead in paint
Small parts
Hazardous sharp edges or points
Toys accessories
Removal of components
Permanency of labels and warnings
Infant restraint system
Infant support surface firmness
Inner wall firmness
Infant containment
Seam strength
Caregiver attachment strength
Marking and labeling
Instructional literature

The standard was developed by the ASTM Highchairs and Hook-On Chairs Subcommittee (F15.16) and approved on September 1, 2024.

A copy of the standard can be purchased at Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Nursing Pillows

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