what will happen?

[Former_Member]

What happens if someone continues to sell children's products without complying with the cpsia rules?

[CuriousCaseGifts]

From the CPSIA Guide for Small business, Resellers, Crafters and Charities

Question 19: What happens if I sell a product in violation of the CPSIA or other applicable laws?
The Commission’s response to a violation of the law varies depending upon the circumstances, including the nature of the product defect, the number of products, the severity of the risk of injury associated with the product and the type of violation. The Commission’s goal is to help you to avoid future violations and protect your customers, not to put you out of business.

So most likely some sort of fine

[CuriousCaseGifts]

www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/smbus/cpsiasbguide.pdf

[knitwit4ever]

Maybe nothing. Or at least nothing until a customer or competitor reports the items to the CPSC for investigation. Then they might be liable for very large fines!

[SteamPatchCompany]

Captain January-

You might check out this link for possible CPSIA compliant paint suppliers. There are only three listed, but two are big craft paint manufacturers. http://cpsia-compliance.blogspot.com/search/label/paints

You could always contact them and ask if they if they are willing to provide copies of their test reports. You would still need to verify that all of the proper testing was done at a certified lab and keep the paperwork on file, but it's a start.

[FayeMaloneDesigns]

Lets be really real. The object of this law as was stated was to protect kids. The underlying object of this law was to put small business under the jaws of the government. If this wasn't the case, why have all the big toy manufacturers been given the okay to have "in-house" testing labs? (Like who was responsible for the millions of toys with excess lead? Not you or me) If they were really concerned about "deadly" zippers, buttons and hairbows, why were they only targeting the endproduct producers, not the zipper/button/whatnot/beads manufacturers, etc. that could be purchased by mom and made into daughter's dress/hairbow/necklace. Why were the Asian sources given a free ride, and only the "importers" assigned with testing and if it fails, they couldn't put the loss back on the country that sent you the crap? Think real hard on this, who the heck owns most of our debt??????? Who is going to pull the plug on us?????? Who is still making all the stuff with lead, cadmium other deadly stuff "overseas" where they get to test on their own "honor" and all of us little people are scurryihg around like scared chipmunks?