For those of you who thought it couldn't possibly apply to books:
Link to CPSC response regarding childrens books
It reiterates that CPSIA does indeed apply to books intended for children 12 and under.
Unbelievable.
This blog is all about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. A well-intentioned piece of legislation enacted in August of 2008 which effectively stops resale of all items (for use by children 12 and under) that cannot be proven to meet the new lead and phthalate standards. This law will also make home based crafting businesses follow these same requirements and effectively put them out of business.
CPSIA
Well, we got the lead out
How this will affect From My Room
Help me show the victims of CPSIA
More information on CPSIA
- What Is The CPSIA
- GrimReader
- Learning Resources CPSIA blog
- Overlawyered.com
- The League of Ordinary Gentlemen
- No Small Business Exemption
- I'm from the government and I'm here to help
- CNN Article
- How dangerous are phthalates?
- Ideas for Change in America
- Cultural Genocide
- National Bankruptcy Day
- Christian Science Monitor - good summary
- Effects of CPSIA in 2009
- Goodwill
- Green Daily
- American Council on Science and Health
- Save Handmade Handbook
- Toy Industry Approach
- 6 month old raises awareness for CPSIA
- Pelosi's Toy Story - Wall Street Journal
- Still trouble despite press release
- Ban books from libraries?
- National Association of Resale and Thrift Shops
- The Smart Mama
- Save Kids Resale and Consignment
- From My Room
- The Law
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- Proposed Stay of Enforcement from CPSC
- 1/28 Letter to CPSC
- Here's an idea
- Forbes says Scrap the CPSIA
- Don't Blame Bush
- Two new must-read posts
- Bloomberg article about small businesses struggling
- A Ray of Hope
- From Fashion-Incubator
- New garments being thrown out / reworked
- Congress Reacts
- The effects of CPSIA on children's products in 2009
- Must See TV
- Why the uproar began in January
- Books
- Government Response to FMR
- CPSC Press release regarding resale
- February 10, 2009
- The law
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About Me
- Connie
- I am a mom and owner of From My Room, a children's and maternity resale store in Naperville, Illinois
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