In July 2018, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has 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, and normally for the purposes of feeding or eating.

The new federal safety rule incorporates the most recent voluntary standard developed by ASTM International (ASTM F2640-18, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Booster Seats). It also addresses a number of factors to ensure consumers know the correct way to use a booster seat and how to keep children safe while using them. Requirements in the new standard include:

※ The retail package of the booster seat must indicate the minimum dimensions of the adult chair on which the booster seat will fit.

※ 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.

※ Warnings on the booster seat must remind consumers to make sure the booster seat is securely fastened to the adult chair before each use.

※ 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 on January 2, 2020 and applies to products manufactured or imported on or after that date.

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