16 C.F.R. § 1242.2

Current through November 30, 2024
Section 1242.2 - [Effective 4/23/2025] Definitions

Caregiver attachment means a portion of the product that is not an infant support surface and is intended to secure the nursing pillow to the caregiver. A caregiver attachment may comprise components including, but not limited to, straps, buckles, or latches.

Caregiver opening means the surface of the nursing pillow, excluding the caregiver attachment, intended to fit against the caregiver's torso during use. This surface is typically, but not necessarily, crescent-like in shape.

Conspicuous means visible to the caregiver while placing the product in the manufacturer's recommended use position on or against the caregiver's body.

Infant restraint system means a portion of a product intended to secure or hold an infant in place on the product. These typically take the form of straps or harnesses that are secured by the caregiver.

Infant support surface means the manufacturer's intended support surface for the infant during nursing or feeding.

Maternity pillow, also known as a pregnancy pillow, means a large body pillow intended, marketed, and designed to provide support to a pregnant adult's body during sleep or while lying down.

Nursing pillow means any product intended, marketed, or designed to position and support an infant close to a caregiver's body while breastfeeding or bottle feeding, including any removable covers, or slipcovers, sold on or together with such a product. These products rest upon, wrap around, or are worn by a caregiver in a seated or reclined position.

Safety alert symbol means a symbol consisting of an exclamation mark surrounded by an equilateral triangle, or an equilateral triangle with a contrasting superimposed exclamation mark. The safety alert symbol precedes the signal word "WARNING," or other signal word, in the signal word panel of a warning.

16 C.F.R. §1242.2

89 FR 85414 , 4/23/2025