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On August 7, 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued two final rules to codify the bans of inclined infant sleepers and crib bumpers that Congress established in the Safe Sleep for Babies Act (SSBA). This statute prohibits the sale of inclined sleepers for infants and crib bumpers, as well as the manufacture for sale, distribution, and importation into the U.S. of these products. The statute went into effect Nov. 12, 2022.
The final rule for infant sleepers defines “inclined sleeper for infants” as a product with an inclined sleep surface greater than ten degrees that is intended, marketed, or designed to provide sleeping accommodations for an infant up to one year old.
Crib bumpers, meanwhile, are defined as:
Any material that is intended to cover the sides of a crib to prevent injury to any crib occupant from impacts against the side of a crib or to prevent partial or complete access to any openings in the sides of a crib to prevent a crib occupant from getting any part of the body entrapped in any opening;
Includes a padded crib bumper, a supported and unsupported vinyl bumper guard, and vertical crib slat covers; and
Does not include a non-padded mesh crib liner.