Are you going to switch to glass or quit your business? Please feel free to email me.

CPSC grants 1 year stay of enforcement for children's products!!! Yippee!!!

This is good news but I wouldn't get too excited (although it's hard). Any number of things can still happen to reverse this. Here's a good article: http://overlawyered.com/2009/01/cpsia-cpsc-staff-asks-1-year-enforcement-stay/.

You are still responsible to make sure your products fall below the 600 ppm and the phthlates ban. So get testing results from fabric, ribbon, button, zippers, paint, dyes, etc suppliers. According to Jenifer Taggert, of The Smart Mama, these components may fail lead testing: "rhinestones, crystals (Swarovski), zipper pulls, zipper bases, zipper stops, grommets, snaps, metal closures, pearl or opalescent plastic buttons, vinyl (stabilized with lead) and eyelets. Some screen prints may also fail. "

Please note that if you use paint in finishing toys or use painted metal in your jewelry, you still need 3rd party testing.

Be sure to read Chairman Nord and Commissioner Moore's letter. They further explain their thinking.

At least one Senator, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), is helping us. He plans to introduce a bill in Congress that would reform the CPSIA. If you are on Twitter, you can thank him or comment on his web site: http://ow.ly/7XQ.

Why is Waxman putting ths issue on Chairman Nancy Nord? So he doesn't have to be the bad guy? Seems Chairman Nord tried to raise concerns about this insane law before it was passed. But dems didn't listen to her and in fact called for her resignation! Here is the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/31/business/31consume.html?fta=y

So really this is Waxman's issue and the pressure must be put on him. The CPSC can not do anything with a hearing and direction from the Committee.

http://heartkeepercommonroom.blogspot.com/2009/01/special-interest-groups-behind-cpsia.html

Two House Republicans sent a letter to Chairman Waxman asking for a delay in implementing the CPSIA. Here is the letter:

Chairman Waxman is who we need to bug now. Here is his address:

Chairman Waxman
Committee on Energy and Commerce
2125 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515

What may happen this year:

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Uncle Sam vs your favorite toys

So all the resale shops, Goodwill, Walmart, Target, small boutiques, WAHM's etc send their products. How funny and a great way to get the point across!

I'm only kidding of course ;) or maybe not.

Second post down.

We're waiting to hear if the CPSC will exempt some historically lead free/low levels of lead materials.

Here's a link to the proposal:

http://cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia09/brief/leadlimits.pdf

It's a good step.