§ 1242.7 Instructional literature.
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(a) Instructions shall be provided with the product and shall be easy to read and understand and shall be in the English language at a minimum. These instructions shall include information on assembly, maintenance, cleaning, and use, where applicable.
(b) The instructions shall include all warnings specified in § 1242.6(e).
(c) The instructions shall address the following additional warnings:
(1) Read all instructions before using this product.
(2) Keep instructions for future use.
(3) Do not use this product if it is damaged or broken.
(4) Instructions shall indicate the manufacturer's recommended maximum weight, height, age, developmental level, or combination thereof, of the infant for whom the nursing pillow is intended. If this product is not intended for use by a child for a specific reason, the instructions shall so state this limitation.
(d) The cautions and warnings in the instructions shall meet the requirements specified in § 1242.6(d)(4) through (6) of this section, except that sections 6.4 and 7.2 through 7.6.3 of ANSI Z535.4—2011, need not be applied. However, the signal word and safety alert symbol shall contrast with the background of the signal word panel, and the cautions and warnings shall contrast with the background of the instructional literature.
(e) Any instructions provided in addition to those required by this section shall not contradict or confuse the meaning of the required information or be otherwise misleading to the consumer.
dNote 1 to paragraph (). For example, the signal word, safety alert symbol, and the warnings may be black letters on a white background, white letters on a black background, navy blue letters on an off-white background, or some other high-contrast combination.
eNote 2 to paragraph (). American National Standard: Product Safety Information in Product Manuals,SeeFor additional guidance on the design of warnings for instructional literature, please refer to ANSI Z535.6, Instructions, and Other Collateral Materials. note 1 to § 1242.8(b) for ANSI contact information.
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