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On Dec 18, 11:42 am, "Curran Copeland"
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In August the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act was passed as a
reaction to the wonderful garbage China has been sending us in the
form of lead painted toys. Unfortunately Uncle Sam, in all his
infinite wisdom, has overreacted with a law that it is completely
impossible for any small business (that's you) to comply with. I
know, you're shocked.

I encourage you to investigate the law and contact your
representatives.

Some links:
http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/cpsia.html
http://www.handmadetoyalliance.org/

-Kevin

Curran-

I spoke with a person at the Consumer Product Safety Commission yesterday
regarding the third party lab testing fees. They have been hearing from
several hand crafted toymakers about this issue. As of right now, the
fees
will go into effect. He said that they are working on a way to redefine
the
way it reads so that hand crafted toys made from products that have
already
been tested for lead don't have to be tested again. In about a month or
so
they are going to release some clarifications regarding the issues that
have
been brought up. I will follow up with the CPSC in January and forward
to
you a copy of the document they release when I get it. Please feel free
to
call me or email if you have any further questions.

Carrie Haas

United States Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY)

(202) 224-4343

Well that sounds promising. But that wouldn't seem to cover the fact
that wood doesn't need to be tested in the first place. And that's
just the lead aspect, there's still the testing for all the other
regulations.


-Kevin

I agree but at least it's a start in the right direction, they are beginning
to listen. I saw to day the more Chinese c@#p has been recalled due to
high levels of lead or the fact that it falls apart when used, Looks like
the gov would want to encourage high quality domestic goods instead of
forcing it out of existence.