---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1243.1"
title: "16"
number: "1243.1"
heading: "Scope, purpose, application, and exemptions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1243.1"
---

# §1243.1. Scope, purpose, application, and exemptions.

- (a) **Scope and purpose.** The consumer product safety standard in this part prescribes requirements to reduce the risk of death and injury from hazards associated with infant support cushions, as defined in [§ 1243.2](/cfr/16/1243.2.md). This includes but is not limited to infant positioners, nursing pillows with a dual use for lounging, infant loungers, and infant props or cushions used to support an infant. All infant support cushions must be tested according to the requirements of [§ 1243.5](/cfr/16/1243.5.md) and comply with all requirements of this part.
- (b) **Application.** All infant support cushions manufactured after May 5, 2025, are subject to the requirements of this part.
- (c) **Exemptions.** Products subject to another standard listed in [16 CFR 1130.2(a)](/cfr/16/1130.2.md?p=a) are exempt from this part. Nursing pillows that also meet the definition of infant lounger in [§ 1243.2](/cfr/16/1243.2.md), however, are not exempt from this part.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2056a.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 87487, Nov. 4, 2024, unless otherwise noted.