Labeling Guidance Coming 7/21

[Former_Member]

According to CPSC rep on Twitter, vote went 3-0 on the guidance to be issued tomorrow...STAY TUNED...the phrases "common sense" and "good faith effort" were thrown out there.

[Former_Member]

It's about time!

[FayeMaloneDesigns]

Praise God for some possible sanity!

[Former_Member]

This could be great news!

[TheWrapScrapPony]

Yippy! I need me some guidance :)

[Former_Member]

Keeping my fingers crossed...

[Former_Member]

Thanks for posting this!!

[Former_Member]

Thank goodness! Thank you for the post :)

[Former_Member]

What good news- I've been waiting to hear something that will make things a little more clear for those of us not operating factories overseas!

[Former_Member]

7/21 for the guidelines and 8/14 to comply. Wow! Why not wait for the day before?

[bittybambu]

Seriously.

[bobbinalong]

When I look at your avatars, I think about what responsibilities lie in our hands. A future for all of these little fellows. Let's do it to make their years happy ones.

[ManicMuffinTotes]

Thanks for the post!

[wigglysee]

Hopefully it will be good news and actually provide guidance :)

[BebeChicBoutique]

Thanks BuggaLove. At least it does give me hope the guidance will dictate something doable.

[ballyhoocreates]

Past Perfect nailed it - 3 weeks lead time? Ridiculous!

[Former_Member]

My blog on the labeling guidance...

http://buggalove.blogspot.com/2009/07/cpsia-labeling-guidance-issued.html

[NotMyTreeStore]

That's a great, concise blog post. I hope many people read it and that it does something to squash some of the more panic-inducing, the-sky-is-falling posts I've seen over the past several weeks.

[Former_Member]

Thanks once again BuggaLove...you've been so insiteful throughout this process!

[Former_Member]

BuggaLove you are a champion - muahxx

[Former_Member]

I just read the compliance interpretation they posted to the site...at the very end on page 6 ---

"Small volume manufacturers and crafters may be unlikely to use lot, batch or run numbers, and, again, the Commission does not interpret Section 103(a) to require them to create such a system. Nevertheless, reasonable practices should be in place by such manufacturers to keep records of components used in their products."

It seems like their interpretation is for large batch manufacturers where there is a question where they might be manufactured or which lot of product was used, etc. Think recalls...I don't think that applies to crafters/small "manufacturers" of one of a kind hand made things!

[Former_Member]

Does this mean they are going to amend some of the stupidity in their lovely little ACT?

Someone seriously needed to step away from the crack pipe during those meetings.

[Former_Member]

I am going to be asking my state attorney generals office when they returm my callon this one. If this is true then one of a kind wont have to test? Just keeping the manufacturers comonet testing on file will suffice. will let you know when I hear this from my state attorneys offices...

[Former_Member]

Thanks again for another great post. There is no reason for anyone to pull anything now, since it applies to things after Aug 14th!

And I don't do small, hard-to-label items, but this should make alot of people very happy.