---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1242.1"
title: "16"
number: "1242.1"
heading: "Scope, purpose, application, and exemptions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1242.1"
---

# §1242.1. Scope, purpose, application, and exemptions.

- (a) **Scope and purpose.** This part, a consumer product safety standard, prescribes requirements intended to reduce the risk of death and injury from hazards associated with nursing pillows, as defined in [§ 1242.2](/cfr/16/1242.2.md).
- (b) **Application.** Except as provided in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section, all nursing pillows that are manufactured after April 23, 2025, are subject to the requirements of this part.
- (c) **Exemptions.** The following products are exempt from this part:
  - (1) Maternity pillows, as defined in [§ 1242.2](/cfr/16/1242.2.md),
  - (2) Sling carriers, as defined in [16 CFR part 1228](/cfr/16/part1228.md), and
  - (3) **Soft infant and toddler carriers, as defined in 16 CFR part 1226.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2056a

### Source

Source: 89 FR 85414, Oct. 25, 2024, unless otherwise noted.