Safety Standard for High Chairs

Section 104(b)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 requires the CPSC to promulgate rulemaking for durable infant or toddler products. Implementing that Congressional instruction, CPSC published in the

Federal Register

(

83 FR 28358

) a final rule codifies the regulation for high chairs at

16 C.F.R. part 1231

and incorporates by reference

ASTM F404

, with any modifications by CPSC.

16 C.F.R. § 1231.2

identifies the latest Commission-accepted version of ASTM F404 that is mandatory as well as any modifications. See the “

Previous Versions of the Standard

” section below for effective dates.

A high chair is a freestanding chair for a child up to 3 years of age that has a seating surface more than 15 inches above the floor and elevates the child normally for the purposes or feeding or eating.

The requirements for high chairs are as follows:

General requirements

Compliance when used with conversion kits

Threaded features

Sharp points and edges – see also 16 C.F.R. §§

1500.3(b)(4)(i)(D)

and

1500.3(b)(15)(i)(A)

Small parts – see also our

small parts business guidance page

Wood parts

Latching or locking mechanisms

Labeling

Openings

Toys - any toy accessories must meet the applicable requirements for

children's toys

Paint and surface coating– see also our

lead in paint business guidance page

Performance requirements

Protective components

Removable tray or front torso support performance integrity

Tray or front torso support performance - pull test

Static load

Stability

Exposed coil springs

Scissoring, shearing, and pinching

Restraint system

Openings

Structural Integrity

Tray latch release mechanisms

Side containment

Protrusions

Read-only copies of ASTM standards that are incorporated by reference can be viewed at

ASTM’s electronic Reading Room

.

Labeling

Per

16 C.F.R

performance integrity

Tray or front torso support performance - pull test

Static load

Stability

Exposed coil springs

Scissoring, shearing, and pinching

Restraint system

Openings

Structural Integrity

Tray latch release mechanisms

Side containment

Protrusions

Read-only copies of ASTM standards that are incorporated by reference can be viewed at

ASTM’s electronic Reading Room

.

Labeling

Per

16 C.F.R. § 1130.4

, the following information must be permanently affixed to durable infant or toddler products in English:

Name of manufacturer or importer

Contact information (must include US address and phone number, toll-free if available)

Model name/number

Product identification number may be used as an identifying feature instead

Date of manufacture

Date must be at least month and year, and it can be stated in code form

This labeling requirement is in addition to the

tracking label requirement

for children’s products.

This page

summarizes the labeling requirements for durable infant or toddler products.

Registration Form

Product registration forms are required for all durable infant and toddler products to enable the manufacturer or retailer of the product to contact consumers with recall or other safety information. For more information, visit our

registration forms business guidance page

.

Previous Version of the Standard

15 U.S.C. § 2056a(b)(4)(B)

requires the CPSC to evaluate any updates to an incorporated ASTM standard for durable infant or toddler products to determine whether the revised standard improves the safety of the product. Firms must ensure that the product is tested to the Commission-accepted version of ASTM F404 depending on its date of manufacture:

Manufactured after...

Must meet..

of the Standard

15 U.S.C. § 2056a(b)(4)(B)

requires the CPSC to evaluate any updates to an incorporated ASTM standard for durable infant or toddler products to determine whether the revised standard improves the safety of the product. Firms must ensure that the product is tested to the Commission-accepted version of ASTM F404 depending on its date of manufacture:

Manufactured after...

Must meet...

July 23, 2022

ASTM F404-21

July 3, 2021

ASTM F404-20

June 19, 2019

ASTM F404-18

Certification

Section 14(a) of the

Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA)

requires manufacturers and importers of children’s products subject to a regulation, standard, or ban enforced by the CPSC to certify that those products meet the requirements of the standard by issuing a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC). For high chairs, the citation to use in section 2 of the CPC is “16 CFR part 1231 — High chairs”.

For more information on certification, visit our

CPC business guidance page

.

Additional Information

High chairs FAQs

Durable infant or toddler product business guidance page

Registration forms business guidance page

Contact

For more information, please contact the Small Business Ombudsman (SBO) team:

SBO contact form