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Breaking News – CPSC Votes for One Year Stay on CPSIA

Handmade Baby HatTo quote Dora – “WE DID IT!”

The CPSC has granted a one year stay for the CPSIA mandatory testing requirements that were going to make February 10, 2009 Bankrupt Day for probably hundreds of thousands of businesses in the United States, as well as forcing many European distributors out of the country.

Manufacturers and importers – large and small – of children’s products will not need to test or certify to these new requirements, but will need to meet the lead and phthalates limits, mandatory toy standards and other requirements.

The decision by the Commission gives the staff more time to finalize four proposed rules which could relieve certain materials and products from lead testing and to issue more guidance on when testing is required and how it is to be conducted.

The stay will remain in effect until February 10, 2010, at which time a Commission vote will be taken to terminate the stay.

Regulations will be in effect for lead, however, which was never really an issue for the smaller handmade artisans anyway.

[via Cool Mom Picks; image via Timberdoodles]

[This post was written by Kristen Chase.]

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  1. David says

    January 30, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    halaluha!!

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  2. Amber says

    January 31, 2009 at 10:36 pm

    OH YAY!!!!! I am SO UNBELIEVABLY excited!! Thanks so much for letting us know!!

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