toys?

[Former_Member]

Do felt toys need to be labeled as well?

[TwilightStarOracle]

-everything- needs to be labeled pretty much

[Former_Member]

how do i find out these new laws? i was thinking of adding knitted toys and had no idea about tags and such!?

[Former_Member]

The FTC has regulations about fabric and fiber products needing care and content labels. There are certain products that are exculded from the labeling you can read more here FTC Labeling requirements
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/textile/bus21.shtm#covered
Examples of FTC labels (about 3/4 of the way down the page)
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/textile/bus21.shtm

Any product for children under 13 need permanent tracking labels as per the CPSIA. SeeTracking labels
http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/sect103policy.pdf

Certain items targeted towards children 6 & under will need additional warning labels concerning small parts.
See Small Parts Regulations Summary http://www.cpsc.gov/BUSINFO/regsumsmallparts.pdf
& Small Parts labeling
http://www.cpsc.gov/BUSINFO/label.pdf

[Former_Member]

If you only sell on etsy or in a way that the buyer has a direct contact with you and you have records of each person you sell to (in case of a recall) then you do not have to label. Only if you are going to sell in retail shops or craft shows were your items my be sold without you having a contact list.

[Former_Member]

the enchanted cupboard....
I don't think that is true...

It is my understanding that ALL items for children need to be labeled regardless of where you sell them.

[Former_Member]

It is true right in their questions and answers on the website.
Always go to the source when you are confused their are people who love to cause drama and make this bigger then what it is.
The point of labeling is so the buyer can find the seller if there is a report of dangerous items, if you have the email/street address of all your buyers then you can contact them.
As long as you have the information in a public domain where buyers can find it, you label can simple be a mark.

I use labels because I whole sale to specialty toy stores. My items are marked with a detailed stamp or simple with the letter "B". All my information is on my website www.beccijo.com (it is down right now for updates)

[Former_Member]

wording has changed since I last read but here is what they say now for home crafters:

I make hand-crafted goods in my home. What do I need to do to be in compliance on August 14, 2009?

The Commission has received a great deal of comment and input from hand-crafters regarding the implementation of Section 103(a). As noted in the Statement of Policy, the Commission anticipates that there will be a period of education after the new requirements go into effect and expects that each manufacturer, large and small, will consider how to apply these requirements to their business.

Hand-crafters should consider the following:

1. What kind of tracking system do you currently use? You do not necessarily have to create a new system of lot, batch or run numbers to identify when you made your products, however your products and their packaging should identify your company in sufficient detail to enable a consumer to reach you so that the required information may be ascertained.


2. What information can be ascertained about your product? If someone handed you one of your products sold last year, what would you be able to tell them about the materials used? Keeping your receipts and purchase orders will help you to better know the source of your product and its components and when you began using them. Ask your fellow hand crafters if they have any tips or ideas that can help.


3. How is your product marked? If someone had one of your products sold last year, would they know who to call if there was a problem? Absent any unusual circumstances, your business name should be on your product with sufficient detail to enable a consumer to reach you. Congress recognized that there could be instances where marking a product might not be practicable, such as where the product is very small. Consider the examples outlined in the Statement of Policy where it might not be practicable to mark a product.


4. How is your packaging marked? Can a retailer of your product see from the packaging (or from the product if the product marking is still fully visible) information that they could use to take just your products from the shelf in the event of a recall?


Compliance with the new requirements will call on a number of small hand crafters to rethink the way they maintain their records and mark their products.

Posted 07/21/2009.

So no direct answer from them. But stamps are they only easy way.
There are lots of seller that make custom stamps here on Etsy

[LeafandYard]

I don't see anything in there that says keeping a list so you can reach your buyers is sufficient. It's all about the buyers being able to reach *you.* That is the point of the label. And if you rely on your information, what do you do if your buyers move, or get new e-mail addresses? How will you contact them then?

Nothing says it is ok not to mark if people can find that information on a website, either. The law details what is to be included on the mark:

"These markings are to enable the manufacturer, retailers and
the ultimate consumer to ascertain the manufacturer or private labeler, location and date
of production of the product, and cohort information (batch, run number, or other
identifying characteristic)"
http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/sect103policy.pdf

[Former_Member]

I'm with Fyrecreek....

Like I said... Everything made for children under age 12 needs to be properly labeled. Also, even items that "could" be for a child falls under this category as well....

[FayeMaloneDesigns]

It's not under age 12 , it's under age 13. 1 years difference. The law applies to products for children 12 and under.

[Former_Member]

Thanks...

What kind of pen are you using to write in your DOM?

[FayeMaloneDesigns]

I'm using a permanemt fine point fabric pen, used for quilts. I'm not writing a date in, I have a coding system and make two small pen point dots under year and month. And I'll be damned if I'm going to let the government tell me 2 dots the size of a pen point are going to cause a child lead poisoning.

[Former_Member]

It is frustrating....

[Former_Member]

Like I had said it is different now then what they had in FAQ on the website.
Here is information from a thread I started several months back:
I have a guy on Etsy who makes my very tiny stamps. I recently did a blog about him here is the blog:
http://thereluctantcitydweller.blogspot.com/2009/04/getting-to-know-you.html

Here is a link to my order from him so you can see the stamps:
http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=15617874

Here you can see the round stamps in action:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24685199

Hope this helps, they are lazer cut so they can be as tiny as you want and still be very clear and readable. He is super great to work with and a stay at home dad! Tell him his #1 Customer sent you, he will get a kick out of that!

Beccijo
http://www.thefairyring.etsy.com
http://www.theenchantedcupboard.etsy.com

Thread link:
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6181861

[Former_Member]

Great idea about the stamps....

[LeafandYard]

Seems to me that if it has changed since you last looked at it that means the conclusions you came to then are no longer valid. As the law states now, your stamps do not have the required information. And I don't believe that stamp ink is on the exempt from testing list, either (I think more than just printer ink should, but that's something else entirely). Also remember that the faq on their website is not the law, but an interpretation of it, and can have errors. It says it right on the main faq page that they are unofficial interpretations.
http://www.cpsc.gov/ABOUT/Cpsia/faq/faq.html

[Former_Member]

You are right the old stamps do not have the information needed but I had new ones made for 2010. They are a min. cost so I can have them redone as needed.

[LeafandYard]

Thanks for the shop with the stamps, by the way. I've been looking for someone who can do detail like that! My own attempts at carving stamps have...come close but not worked at all.

[happywhosits]

marking for later...

[FayeMaloneDesigns]

Stamps would certainly be useful for some products where someone has hang tags. But stamps do not work for garments. They must have permanant fabric labels with the neccessary information.

[Former_Member]

Not true if you look through his sales you will see who got stamps what they had put on them and then see what they sold. I know that there were sellers who used those stamps on fabric labels for their dolls. They used permanent non-toxic fabric ink.

This way they could make the tags as they need not have to keep ordering more.

I know that quite a few members of the naturalkids team used stamps and they make dolls.

[FayeMaloneDesigns]

dolls are not garments, clothing. Dolls are toys, generally not washed. We have to be concerned about ftc labeling also with clothing. Labels, stamps, what is the difference in the long run, the needed information must be on, near, in or somewhere with the product.

[Former_Member]

Here are two adorable zhu zhu pet carriers. Show us your Zhu Zhu pet items.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38724116
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37672653

[Former_Member]

Wrong forum DesignByByn....next time try "promotions"