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CPSIA Stopped For One
Year
We've been talking a
lot about the Consumer
Product Safety
Improvement Act here
lately. The act, which
requires chemical
testing on children's
items could have a huge
impact on small
producers, crafters and
even resale shops.
Yesterday the Consumer
Product Safety
Commission voted
unanimously to put a one
year stay on the
implementation of the
CPSIA. The time will be
spent making the Act
more detailed, specific
and understandable. Here
are the details:
"Significant to
makers of children's
products, the vote by
the Commission provides
limited relief from the
testing and
certification
requirements which go
into effect on February
10, 2009 for new total
lead content limits (600
ppm), phthalates limits
for certain products
(1000 ppm), and
mandatory toy standards,
among other things.
Manufacturers and
importers – large and
small – of children's
products will not need
to test or certify to
these new requirements,
but will need to meet
the lead and phthalates
limits, mandatory toy
standards and other
requirements.
The decision by the
Commission gives the
staff more time to
finalize four proposed
rules which could
relieve certain
materials and products
from lead testing and to
issue more guidance on
when testing is required
and how it is to be
conducted.
The stay will remain in
effect until February
10, 2010, at which time
a Commission vote will
be taken to terminate
the stay."
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