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CPSC Reopens Comments on Proposed Bassinet/Cradle Safety Standard

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is reopening the comment period of its proposed rule to establish a mandatory safety standard for bassinets and cradles, as the proposed rule was posted late on the Regulations.gov site and some parties may not have had time to comment.

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Comments are now due by September 10, 2010 (from July 12, 2010).

ASTM Bassinet/Cradle Standard Would Become Mandatory with Certain Modifications

The proposed rule would make mandatory the voluntary standard, ASTM F 2194-07aε1, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Bassinets and Cradles, but with certain modifications to strengthen the standard.

(See ITT's Online Archives or 04/28/10 news, 10042845, for BP summary of the proposed rule.)