JPMA is proud to provide a certification program that demands quality, safety and functionality. Whether you manufacture, sell, promote, or buy baby products, be confident that the best are JPMA Certified! Since its inception in 1976, the JPMA Certification Program continues to grow and play an important role in the juvenile products industry. Currently, more than 2,000 products are JPMA Certified in 23 categories! MANUFACTURERS: Manufacturers remain vigilant and provide consumers with the security and knowledge that will keep their children safe by participating in the JPMA Certification Program. PARENTS: JPMA is proud to provide a certification program that demands only the best in quality, safety and functionality. That's why JPMA urges all parents to look for the JPMA Certification Seal on products and packages when shopping for baby. RETAILERS: By carrying JPMA certified products, retailers show their support of the program and care for their customer. The JPMA Certification Seal on a product tells consumers a product has been sample tested to the highest category specific standards established by ASTM, through annual independent laboratory testing. Independent standards organizations, like ASTM and the safety standards developed in cooperation with industry experts result in some of the best hazard-based standards that ensure today's parents may be comfortably secure in the safe use and selection of their juvenile products.