Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Some CPSIA Exemptions!

A small victory for us home handcrafters of childrens toys, the Consumer Product Safety Commission agreed to exempt natural products such as gems and cotton from mandatory testing for lead, as reported yesterday on Bloomberg news:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a0Xr2Iw1Vi_8&refer=us

There's still work to be done however, please vote for change, Save Small Business From the CPSIA : A Proposal From the handmadetoyalliance.org

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/save_handmade_toys_from_the_cpsia

1 comment:

Veronica Lee said...

Great blog. Welcome to MBC!