U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a new Safety Standard for Nursing Pillows (16 CFR 1242).

This Safety Standard shall be effective on 23 April 2025. Products shall comply with the following requirements:

General and performance requirements

• Paint and surface coatings on the product shall comply with the requirements of 16 CFR 1303
• There shall be no small parts
• There shall be no sharp points and sharp edges
• Any removal of components that are accessible to an infant shall not present a small part, sharp point, or sharp edge
• Warning labels shall be permanent
• Other performance requirements include firmness, infant containment, infant restraints, seam strength and caregiver attachment strength

Labelling requirements

• Each product and its retail package shall be labelled the following information:
  • The name, place of business, and telephone number of the manufacturer, distributor, or seller
  • Manufacture date
• The manufacturer’s recommended weight, height, age or developmental stage shall be found on packaging
• The following warning shall be found of the products and packaging:
  
• The signal word “WARNING” shall be at least 0.2 in. high. The remainder of the text shall be at least 0.1 in. high
  Packaging shall have warning statements address the following:
  • “Do not use for sleep”
  • “Do not use in sleep products like cribs, bassinets or play yards”
• All warnings, statement or graphic pictorials shall not imply that the infant maybe left in the products without an adult caregiver in attendance
• Any upholstery labelling required by law shall not be used to meet the requirements of this standard
• The warning, marking and labelling on the product shall be permanent

Instructional literature

Instructions shall include the following information: 

• The above warning statements
• Information of assembly maintenance, cleaning and use
• Additional warnings:
  • “Read all instructions before using this product.”
  • “Keep instructions for future use.”
  • “Do not use this this product if it is damaged or broken.”
  • The manufacturer’s recommended weight, height, age or developmental stage

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