To help prevent future catastrophes, worker advocates have recently promoted an international accord that sets
mandatory safety standards for garment factories.
Consumer Reports» tests, which are based on the
new mandatory safety standards, address such issues as mattress support, slat strength, and structural integrity.
That statement says Gillibrand and Crowley launched an effort in Congress to ban all drop - side cribs and that today's announcement addresses a requirement in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 that calls for all major juvenile products to have the strongest
possible mandatory safety standards.
Our crib mattress has been designed for a snug fit complying with
all mandatory safety standards of standard sized cribs, measured as 28» x 52» x 5.5».
Until 2014, there were
no mandatory safety standards for bassinets and cradles sold in the U.S..
Our testing programme includes
all mandatory safety standards as well as many of our own tests.
A mandatory safety standard requires that crib slats be no more than 2 3/8 inches apart.
In 2015, the CPSC issued a final rule for Frame Child Carriers, which established
a mandatory safety standard that complies to the Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act (section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act).
Prior to 2014, there was
no mandatory safety standard for this type of product, which means there can be quite a bit of variation in design and safety among brands and models.