http://nationalbankruptcyday.com/
“I thought you would be interested to know that I was informed today that one of the leading U.S. suppliers of science educational materials has suspended sales of all light bulbs (principally microscope light bulbs) owing to the little dot of solder found on the bottom. Apparently this little dot of solder makes those bulbs just too dangerous to sell into schools, despite the fact that no microscope bulb has ever harmed anyone from exposure to its little dot of solder.”
This is just one small example of the thousands of products that are going to be affected. Basically, if a product is made to be sold for use by anyone under the age of 12 it must undergo rigorous and expensive testing. That means every part of that product that is exposed during normal use.
My OH will be featured in a local newspaper because she makes childrens items for sale that she won’t be able to sell after NBD because we can’t afford to meet the requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Apparently we aren’t alone.
Here are a few links:
http://www.cpsc.gov/ABOUT/Cpsia/legislation.html
http://www.handmadetoyalliance.org
http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/advisory/322.pdf
http://www.apparelandfootwear.com/
http://cpsia-central.ning.com/
http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/cpsia-requirements/
