Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Revision to the Voluntary Standard for Infant and Cradle Swings
Published Date: 1/29/2026
Proposed Rule
Summary
The Consumer Product Safety Commission wants your thoughts on updates to the safety rules for infant and cradle swings. These changes could make swings safer for babies and affect manufacturers and parents. You’ve got until February 12, 2026, to share your opinion—no cost changes announced yet, just safer swings ahead!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Revised Standard Could Become Mandatory
ASTM published a revised voluntary standard (ASTM F2088-25) and notified the CPSC on January 26, 2026. Under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, if the CPSC does not reject the revision within 90 days, the revised standard will be considered a mandatory consumer product safety standard effective 180 days after the Commission received the notification (or a later date the Commission sets). This potential automatic incorporation could require manufacturers to meet the revision's requirements.
Possible Safer Swings for Babies
The CPSC is assessing whether revisions in ASTM F2088-25 improve the safety of infant and cradle swings and is inviting public comment by February 12, 2026. If the revision is accepted (or not rejected), the changes could affect the safety features that apply to swings parents buy for infants.
Which Swings the Standard Covers
The mandatory standard incorporates ASTM F2088-24 and covers 'infant swings' (intended from birth until the infant attempts to climb out, approximately 9 months) and 'cradle swings' (intended from birth until the infant begins to push up on hands and knees, approximately 5 months). The standard includes performance and test requirements plus warning label and instruction requirements for those products.
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