Given that babies and toddlers spend most of their time sleeping, ensuring that what they sleep on is safe and of good quality is essential to their healthy development. With increased international trade in children’s mattresses, a new International Standard has just been published to guarantee uniformity of safety and quality worldwide.

ISO 23767 Children’s furniture– Mattresses for cots and cribs– Safety requirements and test methods, provides a reference for manufacturers to ensure quality and safety levels in every market.

A gap between the mattress and the crib, for example, could be an entrapment hazard, or materials that don’t meet sufficient flammability requirements can increase the risk of catching fire.