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Notes: October meeting of the babywearing education committee meeting

The BCIA Babywearing Education Committee generally meets the third Tuesday of each month at 12pm Eastern time. The next meeting will be November 18. The October meeting of the BCIA Babywearing Education Committee focused on potential organization for an updated white paper/position paper (or series of position papers) on babywearing and the ways in which […]

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New European packaging regulations for baby slings

In February 2025, the new European Packaging and Packaging Waste regulation (PPWR) went “into force.” We have recently received several inquiries from members requesting guidance about how these new regulations affect packaging for baby slings and whether it will impact their businesses, and we will be issuing that guidance and a checklist in the coming

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2025 BCIA Board Candidates

We need at least 50% of our members to vote in order to certify the election, so please log into your account and place your vote as soon as possible. Voting closes on August 16, 2025 at midnight Eastern time. Members may vote for one or all three of these candidates at the end of

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2025 BCIA annual report

We are pleased to share the 2025 annual report with you in a new quick-read visual format! You can download a .pdf of the report or you can scroll down to read the text within the body of this blog post. BCIA Annual report 2025 Message from the director Wow! What a full and wonderful

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What a furnace fire taught me about baby product safety

Note: This article was written by Kristi Hayes-Devlin and represents her own thoughts and experiences on baby product safety as it relates to a recent fire in her home. It is not intended to represent BCIA policy or the position of all BCIA members. Recently, we had a fire in our furnace. It was a

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Babywearing Education Committee

You are invited to the BCIA Babywearing Education Committee! Meetings are the third Tuesday of each month at 12:00 pm Eastern time (New York City). BCIA’s babywearing education committee is comprised of BCIA members who are babywearing educators, consultants, group leaders, and manufacturers as well as professionals who include babywearing-related topics in their work as

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Sponsor BCIA’s new Visible and Kissable babywearing safety brochure

Update: I’m so grateful for the generosity of our BCIA members! Sponsorship for this US print run is full, but if you’d like to sponsor a future printing of the brochure OR sponsor printing in other regions, please email me. Does your brand promote babywearing education? As part of our ongoing commitment to baby safety,

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THE BABY CARRIER INDUSTRY ALLIANCE LAUNCHES NEW BABYWEARING SAFETY INITIATIVES

Download press release: The Baby Carrier Industry Alliance Launches New Babywearing Safety Initiatives PRESS RELEASE: For immediate release Response to the West London Coroner’s report on death involving infant baby carrier South Portland, Maine, United States; February 19, 2025 – The Baby Carrier Industry Alliance, an international business organization that supports baby carrier innovation and

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Text: Press release bcia launches new babywearing safety initiatives. "The safest place for young infants is under the direct supervision of their caregiver, and infant slings and carriers are the best tools to facilitate that supervision." Kristi Hayes-Devlin, Executive Director

2024 review: Global changes to regulations for baby slings and carriers

2024 brought big changes to regulations for baby slings and carriers, as well as consumer products in general, across the globe. Here is an overview of the ones we think will have the greatest impact on your babywearing business. Did we forget anything? Let us know and we’ll add it to the list! Australia China

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Guidance for testing transition to the new EU baby sling standard

Members have asked for guidance about product testing — should they test to the existing standards, or wait for the new soft carrier and baby sling standards to be published?

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