JPMA Certification Facts
- JPMA wants all parents to be confident the juvenile products they purchase are designed and built with baby safety in mind. For this reason, JPMA initiated a voluntary Certification Program in 1976 with the introduction of a program for high chairs.
- JPMA works with consumers, representatives from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and other interested parties to develop standards under the auspices of ASTM International (formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials), a highly regarded non-profit organization that publishes standards for materials, products, systems and services.
- JPMA's Certification Seal is available to manufacturers who voluntarily submit products for testing. Only after the product passes the rigorous testing of the appropriate ASTM standard can it display the Certification Seal.
- More than 2,000 products are JPMA Certified in 20 categories: bassinets/cradles, bath seats, booster seats, children’s folding chairs, portable bed rails, infant bouncers, high chairs, play yards/non-full size cribs, walkers, carriages/strollers, gates/enclosures, full-size cribs, portable hook-on chairs, infant swings, hand-held infant carriers, soft infant carriers, stationary activity centers, frame infant carriers, changing tables and toddler beds.
- JPMA's Certification Program received special recognition in a historic study "The Value of Associations in American Society," for advancing public safety, health and product quality.
- JPMA's Directory of Certified Products is available to retailers. The directory lists the manufacturers of products bearing the JPMA Certification Seal. It is updated twice a year and available 24/7 at www.jpma.org.
- JPMA urges all parents to look for the JPMA Certification Seal on products and packages when shopping for baby.