The consumer Product DSafety Improvement Act 9CPSIA) was passed to protect children from unsafe, lead laced toys. However, it ended up including ALL products intended for children 12 years of age and under.
2009 may be remembered as the year children's resale (thrift stores, garage sales, craigslist, ebay, consignment stores, etc) die if congress does nto take immediate action.
Please visit the following link. Youc an sign the petition and email your congressman all in 3 steps. The new law goes into effect on 10Feb2009- ACT now.
http://www.narts.org/SaveKidsResale.htm
Love to you,
Deb
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Save children's resale stores
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Deb,
We have a wonderful group of resale stores in town. There was just an article in the paper about this. Their lawyers have clarified that resale shops and garage sales do not have to test for lead - they only have to NOT SELL items that have lead - so as long as they avoid painted wood and metal toys, as well as any items that have been recalled, they will be okay.
I nearly had a panic attack when I heard about this myself.
I hope what I read was all true.
Love,
Julie
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