Let’s Talk About the Toxic Toy Bill (CPSIA)!
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Posted by Janelle Sorensen
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There’s endless buzz on the internet about the unintended fall-out of the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act that bans lead and several phthalates from children’s products. Namely, small manufacturers, handmade toy makers, and thrift stores (the types of places we generally recommend for finding safer toys) may fold under the costs of testing all of their products.
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