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CPC for nursing pillows

Nursing pillows designed or marketed to children 12 and under are children’s products: they need third-party testing at a CPSC-accepted laboratory and a Children’s Product Certificate citing lead, phthalate, flammability, and design rules, plus tracking labels on the product and packaging. The importer or US manufacturer issues the CPC — marketplaces can request it at any time.
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Which rules apply to nursing pillows

  • Nursing and infant support pillows are child care articles under intense CPSC attention: fabric and foam testing (lead, phthalates), flammability considerations, and — critically — design review against infant-suffocation hazard patterns seen in past infant-lounger enforcement.
  • CPSIA section 101 total lead content in accessible substrate materials.
  • 16 CFR part 1303 lead in paint and surface coatings where painted or coated.
  • CPSIA section 103 tracking labels: manufacturer, location, and date of manufacture on product and packaging.

The testing and certification path

Testing covers lead and phthalates in fabrics and fillings plus design and labeling review: the CPSC has acted against infant loungers marketed for sleep, so warnings and instructions must be accurate and must not promise safe unsupervised infant sleep.

Book testing at a laboratory that is CPSC-accepted for each rule, issue the CPC in your own name citing the rules your report supports, and keep the certificate with its test report for at least five years. Marketplaces ask for the pair, not the certificate alone.

Questions people ask

Can I market a nursing pillow for infant sleep?

Do not. Several infant-lounger products have been recalled or banned from import for exactly this marketing, and some soft infant sleepers are banned outright. Position the product for awake, supervised feeding only.

What do the warnings need to say?

Warnings must cover suffocation risk and supervised use, in the format the CPSC expects for infant-support products. Have your laboratory or compliance adviser review the final artwork.

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