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Cost-effective CPSIA compliance

Started by Matthew Hiebert in Industry Talk Dec. 17, 2009.

WalMart at it Again...

Started by artsfarm in Calls to Action/Initiatives/Organizing Dec. 16, 2009.

CPSIA Tracking Label Effective Date 1 Reply

Started by Jen Chough in News You Can Use. Last reply by Rob Wilson Dec. 6, 2009.

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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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cpsia (AT) challengeandfun (dot) com
Tel: 508-881-7500
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CPSIA Update & CPSC Recommendations to Congressional

Some of you might be wondering where I disappeared to recently. Like many of you, I am in the children's products business, and we just finished our Christmas season, and we are now feverishly finishing our 2010 catalog---yes amazingly enough, despite the CPSIA we will have a 2010 catalog, albeit much different from our 2008 catalog. Of course, by way of reminder, all members are welcome to post blog posts on this site; it isn't my personal forum.

This has been a busy couple of weeks with panic… Continue

Posted by Rob Wilson on January 16, 2010 at 12:00pm

Rick Woldenberg on CPSC Transparency---or Lack Thereof

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

CPSIA - Transparency, Tenenbaum/Adler-style!

In a truly creepy decision today, the Democrat-dominated CPSC Commission today voted down Anne Northup's motion to have a public debate of the agency's recommended changes to the CPSIA. The vote was 2-2 along party lines… Continue

Posted by Rob Wilson on January 7, 2010 at 9:51am

Rick Woldenberg on the Testing Stay

The following is an open letter from Rick Woldenberg of Learning Resources and Alliance for Children's Product Safety.

CPSIA - An Open Letter on the Testing Stay
To all of my loyal readers:

You may not realize it, but we face a serious crisis right now. Last week,… Continue

Posted by Rob Wilson on December 8, 2009 at 11:59am

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 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 -