An Update to My Other Post About Handmade Toys - Handmade Products Now

[Guest guest]

What is happening?

HR 4040

This will mandate expensive lead testing on all individual

products for children, including hand-made crafts.

 

What you can do:

 

Write to CPSC by Jan 30 th 2009:

http://www.cpsc.gov/ABOUT/Cpsia/ComponentPartsComments.pdf

 

Vote on Jan 5 th 2009:

 

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

 

 

Recent messages to CraftLister:

 

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I received your posting about the CPSC regs on lead and children\'s

items. The scope of this situation is missing from your email. It

is not just toys that are affected. ANY item that a child to 12

years of age might come in contact with must be tested. Saying that

an item is for children over 12 is not sufficient. If they decide

that an item can be used by a child under 12 it must have been

tested. This includes not only toys but clothes, diapers, car seats

(and covers), furniture, jewelry (even if not children\'s if usable

by same), etc. The testing is estimated to cost thousands of

dollars. Each lot, size, color must be tested individually (if one

uses lumber, each board is a separate lot, fabric from different

bolts is different lots). Even if one can afford to pay for the

testing, the labs are not interested in working with small companies

the size of most craftspeople. The item is destroyed in testing, so

one of a kind items can no longer be made. Items in stock on the

date this goes into affect, February 12, 2009 must meet the

requirements or be destroyed. Under this law not only will most of

us who make items remotely usable by children be out of business,

the price of items sold same will skyrocket in price. It is urgent

that implementation of this law be stopped. A good idea has gone

ridiculous.

 

 

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I spoke directly with the CPSC at length on 12/31. It is not just

importers, it is everyone who deals in ANY children\\\'s products.

Crafters/artisans ARE considered manufacturers.

 

There is a ballot vote being held on 1/5 to discuss natural

materials such a wood, cotton, etc. for exemption. But only items

that contain NO other materials would be exempt. So if you attach

anything, paint the item, etc. it must be tested.

[Guest guest]

Can anyone tell me where I can get information on legislation for selling

skincare products and also fragrance products.

Thankyou

Carol

--- On Fri, 2/1/09, Chaeya <chaeya wrote:

 

Chaeya <chaeya

[ATFE2] An Update to My Other Post About Handmade Toys - Handmade

Products Now

ATFE2

Friday, 2 January, 2009, 7:49 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is happening?

HR 4040

This will mandate expensive lead testing on all individual

products for children, including hand-made crafts.

 

What you can do:

 

Write to CPSC by Jan 30 th 2009:

http://www.cpsc. gov/ABOUT/ Cpsia/ComponentP artsComments. pdf

 

Vote on Jan 5 th 2009:

 

http://www.change. org/ideas/ view/save_ handmade_ toys_from_ the_cpsia

 

Recent messages to CraftLister:

 

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I received your posting about the CPSC regs on lead and children\'s

items. The scope of this situation is missing from your email. It

is not just toys that are affected. ANY item that a child to 12

years of age might come in contact with must be tested. Saying that

an item is for children over 12 is not sufficient. If they decide

that an item can be used by a child under 12 it must have been

tested. This includes not only toys but clothes, diapers, car seats

(and covers), furniture, jewelry (even if not children\'s if usable

by same), etc. The testing is estimated to cost thousands of

dollars. Each lot, size, color must be tested individually (if one

uses lumber, each board is a separate lot, fabric from different

bolts is different lots). Even if one can afford to pay for the

testing, the labs are not interested in working with small companies

the size of most craftspeople. The item is destroyed in testing, so

one of a kind items can no longer be made. Items in stock on the

date this goes into affect, February 12, 2009 must meet the

requirements or be destroyed. Under this law not only will most of

us who make items remotely usable by children be out of business,

the price of items sold same will skyrocket in price. It is urgent

that implementation of this law be stopped. A good idea has gone

ridiculous.

 

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I spoke directly with the CPSC at length on 12/31. It is not just

importers, it is everyone who deals in ANY children\\\' s products.

Crafters/artisans ARE considered manufacturers.