August 14, 2023 - Section 3(a) of the SSBA states that crib bumpers shall be considered a banned hazardous product “not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act.” The NPR proposed an effective date of November 12, 2022, which was 180 days after ...

Enacted in 2022, the Safe Sleep for Babies Act (SSBA) declares "crib bumpers" as "banned hazardous products" under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. § 2057), see 15 U.S.C. § 2057e.

The SSBA prohibits not only the sale of inclined sleepers for infants and crib bumpers, but also the manufacture for sale, distribution, or importation into the United States, of these products.

June 13, 2022 - The Safe Sleep for Babies Act signed into law in May 2022 prohibits the future manufacture or sale of padded crib bumpers. Of course, that legislative action doesn’t do anything about the millions of crib bumpers previously sold and currently ...

Following an 18-month investigation into the safety of baby crib bumper pads, the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has published final regulations to ban their sale in Maryland effective June 21, 2013.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer ... posing a risk of serious injury or death from suffocation. Padded crib bumpers are banned under the Safe Sleep for Babies Act....

April 21, 2025 - One dangerous item often found in cribs is crib bumpers. These padded accessories, once believed to prevent head injuries and getting stuck between crib slats, are now prohibited from being sold.

The recalled crib bumpers violate the federal crib bumper ban because they can obstruct an infant’s breathing, posing a risk of serious injury or death, due to suffocation. This creates an unsafe sleeping environment for infants. Padded crib bumpers are banned by the

June 3, 2022 - The new law bans inclined sleepers greater than 10 degrees that are meant to be used as a sleeping surface for children up to age 1. Several companies have recalled their infant inclined sleeper products in recent years due to the risk of ...

Dr Sharfstein reported serving as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from 2011 to 2014 and leading a regulatory effort that banned the sale of crib bumper pads in the state of Maryland.

In addition, the recalled baby loungers come with crib bumpers, which are banned by the Federal Safe Sleep for Babies Act because the padded crib bumpers can obstruct breathing, posing a risk of serious injury or death to infants from suffocation.

May 19, 2022 - But that’s been untrue…until now! Finally, the Safe Sleep for Babies Act was just signed into law. It bans the manufacturing and sale of dangerous padded crib bumpers and infant inclined sleep products.

May 18, 2022 - It also outlaws products aimed at preventing babies from injuring themselves on the sides of a crib or fitting between the slats, such as padded crib bumpers, vinyl bumper guards and vertical crib slat covers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer ... because they pose a suffocation hazard to infants. The crib bumpers are banned by the federal Safe Sleep for Babies Act....

September 24, 2023 - Ban on crib bumpers, inclined sleepers nears final approval. AAP Publications. 2022. Safety Standard for Crib Bumpers/Liners. Federal Register. 2020. Deaths and Injuries Attributed to Infant Crib Bumper Pads. The Journal of Pediatrics.

March 30, 2022 - Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress to ban the sale of crib bumpers, which pediatricians have long said are unnecessary and pose a deadly risk to sleeping babies.

Includes a padded crib bumper, ... Does not include a non-padded mesh crib liner. The ban of crib bumpers was mandated in the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021, 15 U.S.C. 2057e....

September 15, 2023 - Kherkher Garcia has learned that, despite a federal ban, crib bumpers are still on the market and putting infants at risk of injury or death.