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CPSIA Links

As a service to the resale industry, NARTS has compiled links to articles and/or Websites related to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). We post newer entries at the top of the page.

CPSC Report to Congresss
Inlcudes links to statements by four commissioners at end of report - 1/15/10
CPSIA Casualty of the Week - Featuring NARTS President, Kitty Boyce
Amend The CPSIA - 1/7/10
CPSC Approves Rule on Registration Requirements for Durable Infant/Toddler Products
CPSC Press Release - 12/24/09
Article by CPSC Commissioner Anne Northrup - A MUST READ!
Wall Street Journal Opinion - 12/24/09
CPSC Extends Stay of Enforcement on Testing & Certification
CPSC Press Release - 12/18/09
Chemical Crusaders Target Christmas
The Wall Street Journal - 12/15/09
Waxman Working On Fix to Consumer Product Safety Law
The Wall Street Journal - 12/15/09
Resale Shops Shift Focus After Raft of Toy Recalls
Featuring NARTS President, Kitty Boyce
The State Journal Register - Springfield, IL - 12/13/09
Waxman To Amend the CPSIA . . . Who Can We Trust?
Rick Woldenberg's Blog - Posted 12/11/09

Request for CPSIA Hearing - 10/27/09
Coalition Letter to Senator Pryor
CPSC Statement of Policy - 10/21/09
Testing & Certifications of Lead Content in Children's Products

NARTS Partners with CPSC on Resale Round-up 2009
CPSC Press Release on Resale Round-up
Posted 8/6/09

CPSC Posts New Webpage and Updated Handbook
See the two links below
New Resellers and Resale/Thrift Store Information Center
Posted 8/6/09
CPSC Handbook for Resale Stores and Product Resellers
CPSC Publication #254 - Updated 8/6/09

New Articles
CPSIA Chronicles
Overlawyered Regarding Letter - 9/20/09
Letter to Waxman & Rush from Rep. Burgess (R-TX) A MUST Read!
Written 9/17/09
Waxman Stifles Dissent
Congress holds worthless hearing on new consumer law
The Washington Post - 9/10/09
CPSIA Chronicles
Overlawyered - 9/12/09
A Destructive Toy Story Made in Washington
A dubious safety law is hammering small business, but Congress refuses to fix the mess it created in 2008
The Wall Street Journal - 9/13/09
No More Rhinestone Cowboys
Destruction caused by the Consumer Product Safety and Improvement Act
Editorial - The Washington Times - 8/14/09
Paper Is the Right Choice for Clothes and Shoes
Marking One Year of the CPSIA - Roll Call - 8/14/09
Consumer Product Destruction
Congress's lead in toys panic is set to ruin more business
Wall Street Journal - 8/12/09

CPSIA chronicles, May 11
Overlawyered
Obama to name new product safety chief
Los Angeles Times - 5/5/09
O Tenenbaum! President Obama to Nominate SC Dem to Head ...
ABC News
White House nominates two to CPSC
Overlawyered
The appointments are likely to bring important implications for CPSIA reform,
since they would double the number of active CPSC commissioners.

Pelosi Statement on Obama Nominations of New Consumer Product ...
PR Newswire

Congressional Research Service Report Says Implementation ‘Not Going Well’
The respected, non-partisan Congressional Research Service earlier this month issued a report for Congress, the 17-page report is a straight-forward presentation on the legislative process that produced last year’s passage of the CPSIA and the troubles that have accompanied the law’s implementation.

Guidance on the CPSIA for Small Businesses, Resellers, Crafters and Charities
Released by CPSC on 2/10/09
Overlawyered.com - Response to above document

The CPSIA... No Improvements Here! - Commentary by Gail Siegel

Letter to CPSC and Interesting Responses!
Dingell Letter to CPSC
Chairman Nord Responses to Dingell's Letter
Commission Moore Responds to Dingell's Letter
Dingell Letter to President Obama
Obama Urged to Fill Product-Safety Post as Complaints Mount - Wall Street Journal

New Links Added on 7/16/09:
Getting the Lead Out Kills Small Businesses, Doesn't Save Children
National Center for Policy Analysis
Getting the Lead Out
John Stossel's Take - Commentary from Co-Anchor of ABC News' "20/20"
Proposition 65 A Renewed Concern
California's 1986 Version of the CPSIA

New Links Added since 4/5/09:
CPSC to Allow Youth ATV Sales
Wall Street Journal
New lead-in-paint testing guidelines issued
Playthings - New York,NY,USA

New Links Added since 3/25/09:
CPSIA Lead Law - A Pawn in Partisan Chess Game?
Flathead Beacon - Kalispell,MT
CPSIA chronicles, March 30
Overlawyered - New York,NY
Where do used toys go now?
San Luis Obispo Tribune - San Luis Obispo,CA
CPSIA: a scorecard of reform bills
Overlawyered - New York,NY

New Links Added since 3/16/09:
Outrage of the Day: Waxman Drags Feet on Needed CPSIA Reform
The National Center for Public Policy Research - Washington,DC
Regulations reach thrift stores
Herkimer Evening Telegram - Herkimer,NY

New Links Added since 3/12/09:
An Interview With CPSC Chair Nancy Nord About The CPSIA
Hugh Hewitt - A Must Read
Congressman Bright Discusses Support For Law That Could Help ...
WTVY - Dothan,AL
Thrift and consignment stores hard hit by new lead law
Martha's Vineyard Times - Vineyard Haven,MA
New legislation to protect thrift stores
The Enterprise Ledger - Enterprise,AL

New Links Added since 3/9/09:
Dems dragging feet on consumer bill
Politico.com
Children’s items pulled from thrift shop shelves over lead worries
Beaver County Times - Beaver,PA
New lead law leaves thrift stores in limbo
Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Ridgecrest,CA
Thrift Stores Pull Children’s Clothes As Precaution
TheDenverChannel.com - Denver,CO
Thrift stores stay on the safe side
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA

New Links Added since 3/5/09:
Congress, CSPC pointing fingers on toy safety bill
The Hill - Washington,DC
Between a Rock and a Barbie Dream House
National Review Online Blogs - New York,NY

New Links Added since 2/25/09:
Makers Are Pushing Back on Toxic-Toy Law
Wall Street Journal - 3/5/09
CPSIA - You Have Wrecked the Thrift Industry - Who's Next?
Rick Woldenberg
Lead law puts thrift stores in lurch
Boston Globe

New Links Added since 2/18/09:
The New York Times Betrays Small Business
Forbes - NY,USA
Product Safety Law thinning resale inventories, threatening businesses
WHAS 11.com (subscription) - Louisville,KY,USA
CPSIA chronicles, February 19
Overlawyered - New York,NY,USA

New Links Added since 2/16/09:
New York Times on CPSIA: “needless fears that the law could injure ...
Overlawyered - New York,NY,USA
New safety law affects thrift stores
Bolingbrook Sun - Naperville,IL,USA
Good-intentioned law has shops scrambling
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA

New Links Added since 2/12/09:
New law has thrift stores worried about the toys on their shelves
Goldsboro News Argus - Goldsboro,NC,USA
Snopes and CPSIA
Overlawyered - New York,NY,USA
Goodwill stores empty shelves of kids' toys, clothes
Le Mars Daily Sentinel - Le Mars,IA,USA
Lead law hits thrift stores
MPNnow.com - Rochester,NY,USA

New Links:
Thrift stores, the day after
Goodwill pulls kids' clothes, toys off the shelf
Lead law forces resellers to change
Retailers rush to comply with lead law
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
CPSIA chronicles, February 12
Overlawyered - New York,NY,USA
Shops see new rules on kids' stuff differently
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
Congress turns toy story into nightmare for small businesses
by Senator DeMint
New lead law impacting local thrift stores
KVOA.com - Tucson,AZ,USA
Where are the kid's clothes and toys?
abc13.com - Houston,TX,USA
New Lead Laws Force Resale Shops To Tighten Policies
INDYchannel.com - Indianapolis,IN,USA
A Law with No Consequences
Read the comments about how much product is being thrown in dumpsters.

Rules on lead weigh heavily on retailers
Goodwill pulling toys from shelves to address lead threat
Resaler closes over new lead laws
Goodwill Pulls Items Off Shelves

Update: CPSC Issued Another Press Release on 1/30/09
CPSC Grants One Year Stay of Testing and Certification Requirements for Certain Products

This CPSC action provides no relief for the resale industry—nothing has changed. Testing and certification requirements have never applied to the secondary market. The resale industry still faces the dilemma of having to comply to the new lead standards of 600ppm or lower while being unable to determine lead content without testing. This is no time to stand down, but time to barrage your elected officials, CPSC and the media with the fact that we find this unacceptable and without any true "guidance."

The resale industry needs a realistic solution that will not trap them between a choice of going out of business or being in violation of the law.

Bankrupting Thousands of Businesses is No Way to Stimulate the Economy

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