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Mandatory Toy Safety Standards: Requirements for Neck Floats

FR Abstract
Section 106(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a mandatory toy safety standard. ASTM F963-23, however, does not establish specific performance requirements for aquatic toys, such as neck floats. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) is issuing this final rule establishing additional performance requirements specifically for neck floats and revised labeling requirements for neck floats to address fatal hazards associated with neck floats. The Commission is also amending CPSC's list of notice of requirements (NORs) to include neck floats.
Incorporation
FR Document Number
2025-22827
Federal Register Volume
90
Federal Register Year
2025-12-15
Federal Register Start Page
58096
Federal Register End Page
58139
CFR Citation
16 CFR 1250
FR Citation
90 FR 58096
CFR title
16
CFR Part
1250
Document Number
ASTM F1967–19
Document Edition
2019
Standard Title
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bath Seats (approved May 1, 2019)
Excerpts
Incorporation by Reference Comments: The Commission received comments from Otteroo regarding the agency's incorporation by reference of existing standards. Otteroo stated that referencing non-toy standards contradicts the toy determination. Otteroo questioned why the Commission did not adopt EN 13138-1:2021, requested further clarification on how ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-9:2022 or ANSI/APSP/ICC-16 2017 was determined to be relevant to neck floats, and urged the Commission to reassess the applicability of the standards that are incorporated by reference. Consumer
Record Source
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