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25. 07. 2019

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Cribs and mattresses: what have been changed from the 1990s to the present

The history of standardization regarding cribs dates back to 1996 when the parts 1 and 2 of EN 1130-1 were published. Italy adopted them as a national standard in 1998.

A very simple standard, compared to the current documents concerning the safety of children's products. This also due to the fact that it was structured and designed, obviously, during those years and for the market of those years.
 
The cradle is obviously used as children sleeping place for a short period of their life, from birth to a few months, until the child has grown and is no longer able to stay inside, or since he is able to stay sitting alone.
It is important that cradles are safe products because the child is left inside for many hours and often without the adult supervision (read more). 

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Arianna Visintin
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