Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, PROPOSED RULES—BABY PRODUCTS—CPSC seeks input on revised voluntary standard for infant and cradle swings, (Jan 29, 2026)

By WK Editorial Staff

Staff is assessing whether the revisions improve the safety of the products.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has received notice of a revision to a voluntary ASTM standard that is incorporated by reference into CPSC’s mandatory standard for infant and cradle swings. If the Commission determines that the revised voluntary standard does not improve the safety of the products, CPSC will retain its existing mandatory standard. Comments are due by February 12, 2026 (CPSC Notice of availability and request for comment, 91 Fed. Reg. 3845 (Jan. 29, 2026)).

Background. In 2012, CPSC issued a mandatory safety rule for infant swings that incorporated by reference ASTM F2088-12a, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Swings, with modifications. ASTM subsequently revised the voluntary standard seven times, and some of those revised standards became the new mandatory safety standard.

The current mandatory safety standard incorporates by reference ASTM F2088-24, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant and Cradle Swings, which applies to: (1) infant swings, described as “a swing that enables an infant in a seated position to swing or glide and is intended for use with infants from birth until infant attempts to climb out of the swing (approximately 9 months)”; and (2) cradle swings, described as “a swing which is intended for use by an infant lying flat to swing or glide and is intended for use with infants from birth until infant begins to push up on hands and knees (approximately 5 months).”

Revised voluntary standard. On January 26, 2026, ASTM notified the Commission that it had approved and published a revised version of the voluntary standard, ASTM F2088-25. CPSC is assessing the revised standard to determine its effect on the safety of infant and cradle swings subject to 16 C.F.R. part 1223. The Commission invites public comment to inform staff’s assessment and subsequent CPSC consideration of the revisions.

The currently incorporated voluntary standard (ASTM F2088-24) and the revised voluntary standard (ASTM F2088-25) are available for review in several ways. A read-only copy of the existing, incorporated standard is available for viewing, at no cost, on ASTM’s website at https://www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/. A read-only copy of the revised standard is available, at no cost, on ASTM’s website at https://www.astm.org/CPSC.htm. Interested parties can also download copies of the standards by purchasing them from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959; phone: 610-832-9585; https://www.astm.org. Alternatively, interested parties can schedule an appointment to inspect copies of the standards at CPSC’s Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: 301-504-7479.

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