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The father of a 4-year-old who died after his pyjamas caught fire has welcomed new standards for the way children's nightwear is labelled.
Simon Bridge, whose son Corwin died last September more than two months after sustaining horrific burns, was satisfied the new requirements would make labels clearer for parents.
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs launched a review last year after three children, including Corwin, were badly burned.
The review found many parents wrongly thought nightwear tagged "low fire danger" was made from fire-resistant material and were not aware the low-risk tag depended on the nightwear being "snug-fitting".
A spokeswoman said the new labels would make it clear to parents the garments were not heat or flame-resistant.
She said the new standard would not become compulsory until 2009 because retailers had already taken delivery of this year's stock.
Bridge commended retailers such as the Warehouse, which sold the pyjamas Corwin was wearing at the time of his accident, for voluntarily adding their own labels to children's nightwear in time for this winter.
He said the Warehouse was also selling two types of fireguard that could be used to protect children from potentially deadly gas heaters.
