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Ref. : EIC 111/2/21
14 August 2023
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 574/2023
US : Ban of Crib Bumpers
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission published in the Federal Register (FR) of 14 August 2023 a final rule to codify the ban of crib bumpers pursuant to the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021, which requires that crib bumpers, regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be considered a banned hazardous product under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
2.The purpose of this rule is to prohibit the sale, offer for sale, manufacture for sale, distribution in commerce, or importation into the United States, of any specified crib bumpers. The rule is effective on 13 September 2023. For details, please refer to the FR notice at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-14/pdf/2023-17355.pdf.
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3.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact Miss K Y HO at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Kwany KOU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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