With the February 10th, 2009 deadline nearing, many of those affected by this badly written law are still active in trying to amend or repeal it. Below are some of the blogs participating in the CPSIA Blog-in being held today. Please give them your time and attention. The information you learn can help you rewrite [...]
Read More American Library Association, Blog, Child, Consumer protection, cpsia, CPSIA Legislature, small business CPSIA Law, Stop the CPSIA, WeblogsWhat are retailers doing will all of the items that become “hazardous substances” on February 10, 2009? Dumping them into consumers homes? They must sell it, get a certificate for it, or destroy it after 2/10. How many are heavily discounting to avoid a larger monetary loss? Who can blame them? Some KNOW that their [...]
Read More children, Consumer Product Safety Commission, cpsia, CPSIA Legislature, lead, small business CPSIA Law, Stop the CPSIA, toxic toys in the home, United States Congress, Wall Street Journal, X-ray fluorescenceIf lead is so dangerous that we have to assume that every product a retailer carries on 2/10/09 has lead until proven differently; then why isn’t anyone talking about the millions of products already in children’s homes? That’s the part of this law that really makes no sense to me. I’m being told that if [...]
Read More cpsia, CPSIA Legislature, Environment, lead in your home, legislation, Member of Congress, Official, Public domain, Small business, small business CPSIA Law, Stop the CPSIA, United States CongressI queried my 2000+ followers on Twitter and asked them if on February 10, 2009, the date that every item manufactured before that date for children under 12 becomes a suspected “hazardous materials,” if they will discard everything their child owns and buy all new items that are confirmed lead-free under the new law. The [...]
Read More small business CPSIA Law, Stop the CPSIAHow do you explain something that makes no sense? A new law that will go into effect in February under the guise of protecting children, will in fact condemn retailers and home-based cottage businesses as guilty of child poisoning without any trial or jury. Seem over-the-top? Yes, I think so. In an economy that is [...]
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