16 CFR § 1243.1 - Scope, purpose, application, and exemptions.

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title: "16 CFR § 1243.1 - Scope, purpose, application, and exemptions."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1243.1"
section_name: "Scope, purpose, application, and exemptions."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1243"
part_name: "SAFETY STANDARD FOR INFANT SUPPORT CUSHIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 2056a."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 87487, Nov. 4, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1243.1 Scope, purpose, application, and exemptions.

(a) *Scope and purpose.* The consumer product safety standard in this part prescribes requirements to reduce the risk of death and injury from hazards associated with *infant support cushions,* as defined in § 1243.2. This includes but is not limited to *infant positioners,* nursing pillows with a dual use for lounging, *infant loungers,* and infant props or cushions used to support an infant. All *infant support cushions* must be tested according to the requirements of § 1243.5 and comply with all requirements of this part.

(b) *Application.* All infant support cushions manufactured after May 5, 2025, are subject to the requirements of this part.

(c) *Exemptions.* Products subject to another standard listed in 16 CFR 1130.2(a) are exempt from this part. Nursing pillows that also meet the definition of infant lounger in § 1243.2, however, are not exempt from this part.