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CPSIA....requirements for resale are clarified

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marking for later thank you sugar
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"The new law requires that domestic manufacturers and importers certify that children’s products made after February 10 meet all the new safety standards and the lead ban. Sellers of used children’s products, such as thrift stores and consignment stores, are not required to certify that those products meet the new lead limits, phthalates standard or new toy standards.

The new safety law does not require resellers to test children’s products in inventory for compliance with the lead limit before they are sold. However, resellers cannot sell children’s products that exceed the lead limit and therefore should avoid products that are likely to have lead content, unless they have testing or other information to indicate the products being sold have less than the new limit. Those resellers that do sell products in violation of the new limits could face civil and/or criminal penalties. "
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Thank you - that's something at least.
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Great to know, thanks.
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This is great news! I love my local kids' consignment store. I'm glad they are safe.
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Thanks, that's great for thrift shops and resellers on other venues. I wonder what it means for vintage?
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this is mostly about recalled items that should not even be sold anyway
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maybe I will be able to keep my learning toys after all!
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Whew that's a relief!
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Well I may not be able to sell children's stuff in Feburary - But at least I can still shop at the thrift stores.

Thank you for posting this!
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It sounds like all they need to do is a visual inspection and to check the recall list to check if the item is on it before selling. This should cover garage sales too since it's reselling?
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well at least thrift stores and consignment stores are safe
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Thanks sugar for the info. Has anyone tried calling any of the numbers to contact the CPSC on this law to ask them about handmade?
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right...they should be checking for recalled items anyway, so I'm really happy about this!
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There's an article in the Storque with a compilation of information.

I'm glad thrift stores and garage sales are safe!
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"The agency intends to focus its enforcement efforts on products of greatest risk and largest exposure. While CPSC expects every company to comply fully with the new laws resellers should pay special attention to certain product categories. Among these are recalled children’s products, particularly cribs and play yards; children’s products that may contain lead, such as children’s jewelry and painted wooden or metal toys; flimsily made toys that are easily breakable into small parts; toys that lack the required age warnings; and dolls and stuffed toys that have buttons, eyes, noses or other small parts that are not securely fastened and could present a choking hazard for young children."

Sounds like clothes and most textile items will be exempt! Good to know!
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ccbgknikolich says:
Thanks sugar for the info. Has anyone tried calling any of the numbers to contact the CPSC on this law to ask them about handmade?
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People have called...there haven't been any decisions made yet, apparently
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fernridge, what does the article have to do with your learning toys? they still need to be tested.
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You know that is what could have sparked that law was people taking recalled items off the shelf that had lead issues and reselling them else where
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Hooray for vintage shops and thrift stores......thats definitely awesome!
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Ruthscreations. I wonder if my shop will be exempt? I sell baby burp cloths that i buy from walmart and then do my embroidery on. All my items are purchased from a supplier. I don't handmake any of my blankets or bloomers. I just do embroidery on them. but that would probably not qualify my shop to be exempt huh?
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Rick Woldenberg makes a good point on his blog!
http://learningresourcesinc.blogspot.com/2009/01/cpsc-just-released-new-standards-for.html
His words: "This letter makes interpretation of the law even more confusing as it now appears that some pre-existing inventory is okay and some is not. It's not entirely clear how the distinction is meant to be made. Hmmm."
True...so if it's already been sold once it's exempt...but not if it hasn't been sold....interesting...
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This sounds like they will revise the rest of the law in a sensible way too.
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pearlbythesea says:
This sounds like they will revise the rest of the law in a sensible way too.
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it really opens the door...I think it's very encouraging
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