In the midst of a flailing (at best) economy, I hope the resources (financial and otherwise) of the Attorneys General are spent in ways better than attempting to prosecute people who are creating with naturally lead- and phathalate-free products. I don't know how wasting the resources of a state by attempting to fine or otherwise prosecute small business producing safe products would benefit the Attorney General of any state. At this point, especially with the state, it would seem as though the burden to prove that items are *not* safe would rest solely with the prosecutor.
The etsy Storque article is informative and well-written, and contains this, taken directly from the stay:
"The Commission trusts that State Attorneys General will respect the Commission's judgment that it is necessary to stay certain testing and certification requirements and will focus their own enforcement efforts on other provisions of the law."
An AG who went after a small-time crafter using safe materials (the stay also includes a list of known-to-be-safe materials) to make crafts out of her home? What purpose would that serve, especially in the midst of a horrific economy? It's going against the CPSC's directive *and* it just seems silly.
