Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order for Partially Amending the Order for Enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act

1. Background to the Revision

In response to recent product-related accidents involving children, child bed guards and strollers are newly designated as specified products for children and specified products under the Consumer Product Safety Act through this Cabinet Order revision. This will regulate the sale of such products that do not meet the technical standards or lack labels indicating precautions for use, including the intended age range.

2. Outline of the Revision

The Cabinet Order is to add the following to Appended Table 1, as items (xiv) and (xv), of the Order for Enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act and designate the following products as specified products for children and specified products:

• Child bed guards (a guard or other protective gear designed to be attached to a bed to prevent infants and young children up to 60 months of age from falling, to be used mainly at home)
• Strollers (a small vehicle designed to be used while walking, to transport infants and young children up to 36 months of age, to be used mainly at home)

3. Future Schedule

Promulgation:

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Enforcement:

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

4. Notice for Consumers

Ensuring children’s safety also requires checking the correct way to use each product and the relevant precautions. When using specified products for children, be sure to check for the Children PSC Mark and the precautions for use. Please cooperate in the event of a product-related accident by providing accurate information to manufacturers, importers, and distributors, and, in the event of a recall, by returning the recalled product.

Related Materials (in Japanese)

• Summary(PDF:83KB)
• Bill for the Cabinet Order and reasons(PDF:94KB)
• Comparison of the prior and revised provisions(PDF:44KB)

Division in Charge

Product Safety Division, Industrial and Product Safety Policy Group