US Children's Sleepwear 7–14 (FF 5-74) — 16 CFR Part 1616
- Citation
- 16 CFR Part 1616
- Jurisdiction
- US
- Made by
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Instrument
- Regulation
- Status
- In force
What it requires (2 obligations)
All sleepwear items defined in § 1616.2(c) — children's sleepwear in sizes 7 through 14, and fabric or related material intended or promoted for use in it — are subject to this Standard. When tested under §§ 1616.4 and 1616.5, the average char length of five specimens must not exceed 17.8 cm (7.0 in), and no individual specimen may have a char length of 25.4 ± 0.5 cm (10 ± 0.2 in).
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Childrenswear, apparel, textiles
- Markets
- US
The full-specimen limit carries a tolerance here — 25.4 ± 0.5 cm — where the 0-6X standard states 25.4 cm flat. Quoted as written in each Part rather than harmonised between them. The pass criteria are measured on five specimens: an average char length not exceeding 17.8 cm (7.0 in), and no individual specimen reaching the full-specimen limit.
Quoted from §§ 1616.1(a)-(b) and 1616.3(b)(1)-(2).
Children's sleepwear items meeting all the requirements of the Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 through 6X (FF 3-71), 16 CFR part 1615 subpart A, are in compliance with this Standard.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Childrenswear, apparel, textiles
- Markets
- US
The relationship runs ONE WAY. A 1615 pass satisfies 1616; nothing states the converse, so a 1616 pass does not carry down to the smaller sizes. That asymmetry decides which test a manufacturer runs when one product spans the size break, and reading either Part alone conceals it.
Quoted from § 1616.1(c).
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