Safety Standard for Crib Mattresses
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- What it does
In 2022, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a consumer product safety standard for crib mattresses under section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The standard incorporated by reference ASTM F2933-21, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Crib Mattresses, with modifications to make the standard more stringent. The CPSIA sets forth a process for updating mandatory standards for durable infant or toddler products that are based on a voluntary standard, when a voluntary standards organization revises the standard. Consistent with the CPSIA update process, this direct final rule updates the mandatory standard for crib mattresses to incorporate by reference ASTM's 2025 version of the voluntary standard, while maintaining certain modifications.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published 10 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 8 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
The rule is effective on May 3, 2026, unless the Commission receives a significant adverse comment by March 16, 2026. If the Commission receives such a comment, it will publish a document in the Federal Register, withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of May 3, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-02855 |
|---|---|
| Action | Direct final rule. |
| Agencies | Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| Published | Feb. 12, 2026 |
| Effective date | May 3, 2026 |
| Comments close | March 16, 2026 |
| Docket | CPSC-2020-0023 |
Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register