CPSC Proposes New Safety Standard for Infant Stationary Activity Centers

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is proposing a new safety standard for infant stationary activity centers. The proposed rule adopts as mandatory the current voluntary industry standard, ASTM F2012-18, with no changes. That standard defines stationary activity centers as “a freestanding product intended to remain stationary that enables a sitting or standing occupant whose torso is completely surrounded by the product to walk, rock, play, spin or bounce, or all of these, within a limited range of motion.” The products are intended for children who can hold up their heads unassisted but have not yet begun walking. Comments on the proposal are due Sept. 4.