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Baby carrier manufacturers should check compliance if they used these 4 labs

The Consumer Product Safety Commission just removed four laboratories located in China from its list of accepted labs. Carriers that have been tested at any of these labs are no longer considered compliant by the United States CPSC. You can read Chairman Feldman’s statement for full information. With e-filing beginning on July 8, it is […]

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30 Day Challenge for Babywearing Businesses

What is the 30 Day Challenge for Babywearing Businesses? The beginning of the calendar year is often a time for babywearing businesses and other businesses to look ahead. We want to make it easy for you to set up for a successful 2026, so we’ve created this challenge that focuses on 6 key areas (one

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A calendar showing the daily tasks of the BCIA's 30 day challenge for babywearing businesses (text at the end of the post)

2025 baby carrier recalls and carrier complaints

The BCIA is pleased to note that members of the Baby Carrier Industry Alliance continue to be in high compliance with the laws and regulations in their markets. There were three baby carrier recalls in 2025, and we are pleased to say that neither recall involved a BCIA member business. We searched two major recall

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PFAS in baby carriers and slings: Changing global regulations

Regulations that govern PFAS in baby carriers and other textile products have evolved rapidly over the past several years. Globally, new requirements are introduced regularly, and existing requirements are strengthened or changed. If you are a manufacturer, importer, or reseller of baby carriers or slings, it’s important that you stay apprised of the laws and

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Rolled sheets of foam padding show a common source of PFAS in baby carriers and slings

Notes: Nov 2025 meeting of the Babywearing Education Committee

Current areas of focus In brief Online conversations about babywearing have become increasingly rooted in fear and anecdote. Parents are not learning about the protective and sometimes life-saving impacts of carrying. Furthermore, peer-to-peer and influencer information about how to wear babies has taken on a long set of “rules” that make it difficult to get

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ASTM carrier standard meeting – November 2025

During the first week of November, ASTM held committee meetings for juvenile products, including the ASTM carrier standard F2236. The meeting was brief. The main action point was creating a task force to explore modifying F2236 to create a single, cohesive standard for all non-framed baby carriers. We have discussed this previously in the sling

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Notes: October meeting of the babywearing education committee

The BCIA Babywearing Education Committee generally meets the third Tuesday of each month at 12pm Eastern time. The next meeting will be November 18. The October meeting of the BCIA Babywearing Education Committee focused on potential organization for an updated white paper/position paper (or series of position papers) on babywearing and the ways in which

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New European packaging regulations for baby slings

In February 2025, the new European Packaging and Packaging Waste regulation (PPWR) went “into force.” We have recently received several inquiries from members requesting guidance about how these new regulations affect packaging for baby slings and whether it will impact their businesses, and we will be issuing that guidance and a checklist in the coming

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2025 BCIA Board Candidates

We need at least 50% of our members to vote in order to certify the election, so please log into your account and place your vote as soon as possible. Voting closes on August 16, 2025 at midnight Eastern time. Members may vote for one or all three of these candidates at the end of

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2025 BCIA annual report

We are pleased to share the 2025 annual report with you in a new quick-read visual format! You can download a .pdf of the report or you can scroll down to read the text within the body of this blog post. BCIA Annual report 2025 Message from the director Wow! What a full and wonderful

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