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Notice of Workshop and Comment Request: Product Testing

Presentations and Written Comments: Unblockable Drain Guidance

Guidance Document: Testing and Certification Requirements

Federal Register Notice: Conformity Assessment Body Registration Form

Federal Register Notice: Total Lead in Children's Products

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Article on AOL small business news

Started by Desiree Vittorio in Miscellaneous Musings Sep 8.

How can I find out what I am required to do to comply? 4 Replies

Started by Audrey Fisch in Product Specific Issues. Last reply by Tim Saylor Aug 27.

A website to track old children's books and to salvage and redistribute them

Started by Richard Bubric in Calls to Action/Initiatives/Organizing Aug 6.

Twitter CPSIA Tweets!

RT@ch1jen-this is Y we have #cpsia..rt @mightynest-We did it, readers: http://generationgreen.org/.. Destination: recall(via @ZRecs_Safety)

RT @toyalliance: Green Toy Safety Backfire: http://bit.ly/8JlYAe #CPSIA

CPSIA - Comments & Observations: CPSIA - How Much Should We Pay to... http://tinyurl.com/yzlb36x

this is why we have #cpsia...rt @mightynest We did it, readers: http://generationgreen.org/... Destination: recall (via @ZRecs_Safety)

CPSIA - Let's Count the Reasons to be Outraged by CEH http://tinyurl.com/ycgzrzx The entire article worth reading #tcot

RT @fourgreenis RT @overlawyered: "Children's toys and safety concerns" (@DHMrs) http://is.gd/53sM7 #CPSIA

RT @fourgreenis RT @ohiocapitalblog: Clips are up from Ohio PIRG/Mary Jo Kilroy presser on toxic toys: http://bit.ly/5JHsCQ #cpsia

RT @melanes: Response from Claire's Boutique abt lead tainted charm. Shows difficulty and confusion about #CPSIA 1year later. http://bit ...

RT @WSCreations: @CPSIA You're passing on the info that SHOULD be covered by CPSIA law! Happy Thanksgiving!

RT @souleyes65: @CPSIA My pleasure to list CPSIA! Love the fact that the CPSC just now announced the massive crib recall. Now they want ...

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The CPSIA-Central is a meeting place for individuals, business owners, and other groups to gather to discuss CPSIA and work together for changes. We do not represent any one group. All are welcome, whether they make handmade toys, are crafters, importers, lobbyists, concerned consumers, or otherwise.

Exchange ideas, post your blog entries, post videos, pictures, etc. This site is based on the idea that when people are allowed to talk, good things happen. That isn't always the way it works in Washington. This isn't Washington.

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Blog Posts

Rick Woldenberg's Take on the CEH Report

Yessterday's post by Rick Woldenberg, cross-posted with permission here:

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

CPSIA - Let's Count the Reasons to be Outraged by CEH

Perhaps like me, you felt a surge of fear and loathing today over the Center for Environmental Health's effor… Continue

Posted by Rob Wilson on November 19, 2009 at 9:54am

Updates

The "Hill.com" posted a story about the CPSIA and the requests for a Senate Hearing.

The CPSC is holding a workshop about CPSIA product testing on 12/10-11. It will be available by webcast. Apparetnly pre-registration is now closed.

Kathleen Fasanella posted comments… Continue

Posted by cpsia-central on November 16, 2009 at 10:08am

Trouble in River City

The Washingon Times will be printing an article in Monday's paper, online now, blasting the CPSIA and how it is both killing businesses and hurting children. It cites the CPSC decision on brass bushings, quoting the Alliance for Children's Product Safety, "brass zippers, grommets and other apparel and footwear components, victims of this decision include brass instruments, musical bells and certain strin… Continue

Posted by Rob Wilson on November 14, 2009 at 8:30pm

CPSIA Casualty of the Week

From The Alliance for Children's Product Safety

The Alliance for Children's Product Safety's "CPSIA Casualty of the Week" highlights how the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) is disrupting the U.S. marketplace in order to draw attention to the problems faced by small businesses, public institutions, consumers and others trying to comply with senseless and often contradictory provisions of the law. These provisions do nothing to improve product safety, but are driving… Continue

Posted by Rob Wilson on November 12, 2009 at 11:40pm

Rick Woldenberg's Comments on Testing & Certification Guidance

From Rick Woldenberg's Blog:

CPSIA - Testing Guidance Comments
The CPSC put out long awaited guidance on testing and certification. The hearings on this guidance took place on November 9. I wanted to give some preliminary comments:

General Comments:

The Guidance is generally helpful and clearly well-intended. This is a helpful change in tone that will be welcomed by the business… Continue

Posted by Rob Wilson on November 11, 2009 at 11:21pm

Handmade Toy Alliance: The Time is Ripe for Legislative Change to the CPSIA

FROM THE HANDMADE TOY ALLIANCE:

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The time is ripe for legislative change to CPSIA

Below is a list of high priority members on Commerce Trade and Consumer Protection subcommittee to lobby for legislative change to CPSIA. Please consider setting up a face to face meeting if you are a crafter or small business owner in one of these states. I spoke wit… Continue

Posted by Rob Wilson on November 10, 2009 at 11:17am

CPSIA Flowchart, from The Handmade Toy Alliance

Here is a document created by Dan Marshall of the Handmade Toy Alliance. It is a good "rule of thumb" but not prepared by the CPSC or a team of lawyers...but it is at least somewhat intelligible. Be sure to read the disclaimer from HTA on the bottom.

CPSIA Testing Requirements Flowchart -

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Rick Woldenberg remarks - CPSC public hearing, Nov 10, 2009 Part 1

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Rick Woldenberg's Take on the CEH Report

Yessterday's post by Rick Woldenberg, cross-posted with permission here: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 CPSIA - Let's Count the Reasons to be Outraged by CEH Perhaps like me, you felt a surge of fear and loathing today over the Center for Environ...

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Help Support the new CPSIA Documentary!

A CPSIA documentary is in the works. Since the mainstream media seems to think this is not worthy of their precious air time, this is another great way to get the word out and put our leaders on the "hot seat" to explain themselves. We know that the impact of this travesty is widespread. Now we just need to collect our pennies together and help support the documentary. We have over 700 members here. Imagine if everyone gave just $20....(that would be $14,000 and good chunk of the cost). Here is a quick way to make a donation.

This is a donation to support the making of a CPSIA documentary (see link for details). CPSIA-Central is not affiliated with this organization, and is offering this space for the paypal button in support of the documentary.