Am I the only one confused?

[HeathersHobbies]

I thought we had a year? Now we don't? I mean what exactly is going on I am so confused?

[LaurieRyan]

No dear you are not by far the only one.

[Former_Member]

I thought the same thing.... I guess?????? <~~~~confused as well.

[LaurieRyan]

Does anyone have the answer here? do we have a stay or not?

[Former_Member]

Definitely not the only one.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I've gathered today, anything that could contain lead that has not been tested cannot be sold, starting today. But everything else is OK for now...

[StoryBlox]

Yesterday I knew I was okay on everything but my crayons.

Today I know I'm okay on the crayons but might have already been in trouble for the rest since December.

Who the heck knows what I'll read and be forced to think come tomorrow.

[Former_Member]

Still confused here too.

One year?
snaps?
who has to prove things are safe? Are supplier tests ok even though I am considered a manufacturer?
etc...

[Former_Member]

The crayon thing is so weird.

[HeathersHobbies]

the only thing that I know might have lead that I sell are buttons. So if I don't use buttons than I should be ok right?

[StoryBlox]

Regarding the stay... the way the latest crap I read from the CPSC read if you are sure your products:

1. Have no paint or other coating anywhere on them.
2. Have no small parts.
3. Have no phthalates.
4. Have no parts/pieces/substrates containing lead.

Then you can continue selling them in good faith without fear of the CPSC coming down on you this year for not having obtained a 3rd party certification. Your state attorney general still can though.

Of course, they might change their minds tomorrow, or a court might rule that their decision was wrong, or (if their track record speaks) they might just issue a statement saying the exact opposite of what they already said without even noticing the discrepancy.

[StoryBlox]

Regarding the stay... the way the latest crap I read from the CPSC read if you are sure your products:

1. Have no paint or other coating anywhere on them.
2. Have no small parts.
3. Have no phthalates.
4. Have no parts/pieces/substrates containing lead.

Then you can continue selling them in good faith without fear of the CPSC coming down on you this year for not having obtained a 3rd party certification. Your state attorney general still can though.

Of course, they might change their minds tomorrow, or a court might rule that their decision was wrong, or (if their track record speaks) they might just issue a statement saying the exact opposite of what they already said without even noticing the discrepancy.

[LaurieRyan]

chaos and confusion still rein

[StoryBlox]

oops sorry for double-post, my internet connection crapped out as I was posting

[Former_Member]

http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/smbus/sbguide.pdf

I think it is page 4 of this PDF - there is a table that lists items and what date the testing goes into effect.

[Former_Member]

http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/smbus/sbguide.pdf

It will give you all the answers

[Former_Member]

I haven't been keeping up with all this in detail, but there was an article in today's paper about it going into effect today and that the "year of grace" had been taken away recently. I was trying to find an online article from our paper, but I don't see the article online.

[Former_Member]

If you are not going to test then contact your supplies, if you don't know who they are then you need to start with new supplies, there is a thread about which supplies are compling.

[HeathersHobbies]

yeah I just got done reading the sbguide. At least this time they made it clearer to read and it doesn't sound like a lot of legal mumbo jumbo.

[Former_Member]

here it is:
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6006981

[LeilasLoft]

Yes, I'm soooooo confused!

[Former_Member]

the stay was never on the law just the man. 3rd party testing.

The idea of this law is good, we don't want these things in our toys, our home. The just need to work it out to make it fair for everyone and that supplies that are already tested don't need to be retested... that is what the 1 year is about.