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On 19 June 2018, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a final rule1 on the safety standard for high chairs in Federal Register in order to comply with section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). This rule incorporates by reference ASTM F404-182, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for High Chairs. Moreover, this rule amends the regulations regarding third party conformity assessment bodies to include the safety standard for high chairs in the list of Notices of Requirements (NORs).
Effective date of this final rule is 19 June 2019.
CPSC is incorporating by reference ASTM F404-18 because it includes provisions that are the same as, or consistent with, the requirements proposed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR), and CPSC staff believes that the standard addresses the hazards associated with high chairs.
ASTM F404-18 contains requirements concerning:
[1] Final rule on safety standard for high chairs
[2] ASTM F404-18, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for High Chairs
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