New Mandatory Safety Standard For Bunk Beds

Bunk Bed Safety

A new mandatory standard for bunk beds is expected to improve safety for the hundreds of thousands of children who use them. Since mid-2000, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission requires all bunk beds sold in the United States to comply with the standards:

Every bunk bed must have an affixed [...]

Lead Based Hazards of Imported Children’s Products

It is important to understand that furniture and toys that are not manufactured in the United States may not conform to lead standards. Many companies sell bunk beds and children’s bedding products that have been imported from China, Brazil or other 3rd world countries.

Recently we saw the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s first penalty [...]