What is a booster seat?

According to the definition of ASTM F2640-18 in the United States, a "booster seat" is a children's chair that is placed on an adult chair and raises children to standard dining table height. The purpose of raised seats is to accommodate children under the age of 5, usually used for feeding or feeding. The raised seat can be height adjustable and includes a tilt position.

What are the requirements for raised seats?

This standard includes structural integrity, tray performance, testing requirements for child restraint systems, and other performance requirements specific to raised seats.

This standard also includes:

1. The wooden parts shall be smooth and free of debris;

2. Prohibit dangerous sharp corners and edges;

3. Require that there are no small parts present before testing or release them after testing;

4. Design requirements to prevent cutting, shearing, and squeezing;

5. Limit the measurement of any circular holes in rigid materials to prevent fingers from being pinched;

6. Require the product to maintain complete functionality and not roll backwards or sideways during stability testing;

7. Require any exposed coil springs to be covered or designed to prevent pinching;

8. Testing requirements for gripping protective components;

9. Requirements for toy accessories;

10. Requirements for the content, format, and permanence of labels and warnings; 

11. Requirements for including written teaching literature.


What additional requirements does CPSIA have for raised seats?

Elevated seats are subject to surface coating, lead, testing and certification, registration cards, and tracking labels.

1. Surface coating restrictions: Elevated seats shall not be painted with paint with a lead content exceeding 90 ppm (0.009%).

2. Lead content limit: The total lead content of the raised seat in any accessible component shall not exceed 100 ppm (0.01%).

3. Phthalic acid content limit: booster seats that contain plasticizing parts and are designed, sold or designed to promote eating shall not contain more than 0.1% of the following eight designated phthalates: di (2-ethylhexyl) Phthalic acid (DEHP), Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), or Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), Diisononyl phthalate (DINP), Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) Di-n-pentyl Phthalic acid (DPENP), di-n-hexyl Phthalic acid (DHEXP) and dicyclohexyl Phthalic acid (DCHP)

4. Testing and certification: Booster seats, like all products designed or intended for use by children aged 12 or below, must be tested by a third-party laboratory recognized by CPSC to comply with the Booster Seat Standard (effective January 2, 2020) and all other applicable child product safety regulations. Based on this test, domestic manufacturers (or importers) of raised seats must issue a children's product certificate, specifying each applicable rule and indicating that the product complies with these rules.

5. Product and outer packaging labeling requirements: Durable infant and toddler products (such as raised seats) must have specific label information permanently marked on the product and packaging, including tracking labels.

6. Product registration card requirements: In addition, durable infant and toddler products require additional product markings and a product registration card attached to the product. This chart summarizes the specific labeling and registration requirements that durable infant and toddler products must meet.