On June 19, 2019, the New Mandatory Federal Standard ASTM F404-18 for high chairs takes effect. The new standard approved by CPSC in June 2018 and aimed to make high chairs safer for both home and restaurant use. The standard defines a high chair as a free standing chair for a child up to 3 years of age which has a seating surface more than 15 inch above the floor and elevates the child normally for the purposes of feeding or eating.

Meanwhile, CPSC recommends the following tips for parents and caregivers:

◆ Play it safest by ensuring that your high chair’s manufacture date is on or after June 19, 2019. You can find the manufacture date on a label on the high chair.

◆ Always use the safety straps and adjust to fit the child snugly.

◆ If a high chair includes a tray, do not use the tray to hold the child in the high chair. Instead, use the restraints.

◆ Stay near and watch the child during use.

◆ Do not let children climb into or stand on the high chair.

Note: This standard does not include booster seats or hook-on high chairs.

In a recent 2-year period, there were an estimated 18,500 high chair-related injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments, according to CPSC’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS).Most of the incidents were due to falls when a child tried to climb into or out of the high chair; when the chair tipped over as a child pushed back, or rocked back and forth while seated in the high chair; or when a component (such as the restraint, tray, or lock) of the high chair failed.

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