Jan. 9th, 2009
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09086.html -Just Released:
( Part 1 ... )
The part I'm happy about (bolding and underscores mine):
The new law requires that domestic manufacturers and importers certify
that children’s products made after February 10 meet all the new safety
standards and the lead ban. Sellers of *used* children’s products, such
as thrift stores and consignment stores, are not required to certify
that those products meet the new lead limits, phthalates standard or new
toy standards.
The new safety law does not require resellers to test children’s
products in inventory for compliance with the lead limit before they are
sold. However, resellers cannot sell children’s products that exceed the
lead limit and therefore should avoid products that are likely to have
lead content, unless they have testing or other information to indicate
the products being sold have less than the new limit. Those resellers
that *do* sell products in violation of the new limits could face civil
and/or criminal penalties.
( Part 3 )
Now if they'd just figure out that cottage industries are not such a huge threat.....