US CPSC Issues Direct Final Rule for Infant Bath Seats

SafeGuardSToys and Juvenile Products15 Oct 2024

SG 153/24

US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has published a direct final rule to incorporate the latest version of the ASTM standard (ASTM F1967-24) for infant bath seats.

On October 9, 2024, the CPSC published a direct final rule to update 16 CFR 1215, safety standard for infant seats. The rule incorporates the latest version ASTM F1967-24 (Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bath Seats) with no modifications. It will become effective on January 4, 2025, provided the CPSC does not receive significant adverse comments by November 8, 2024.

The standard defines infant bath seats as, “an article that is used in a bathtub, sink or similar bathing enclosure and that provides support, at a minimum, to the front and back of a seated infant during bathing by a caregiver. This does not include products that are designed or intended to retain water for bathing.”

The revised standard includes the following changes:

Clarifies that bath seats intended to contact the bottom surface of the bathtub must be tested on both test surface #1 and test surface #2
Requires the test platform to be used in stability testing is ‘alcove-style’

A read-only copy of the standard is available in the ASTM reading room.

Final rule 16 CFR 1215: Safety Standard for Infant Bath Seats

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