... the venerable Swedish wooden toy maker, is pulling out of the US altogether rather than incur the expense of third-party CPSIA testing. Brio is best known for their high-end wooden trains, which have been pummeled by ... big Summer of Lead Toys Scare in 2007. He also links to a New York Times story on the CPSIA, and it's better than previous NYT efforts on this story (when they weren't just ...

... Rehberg (R-Mont.) attached an amendment to the House fiscal year 2010 Financial Services Appropriations bill which prohibits the use of funds by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for the implementation and/or enforcement of section 101(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) as it relates to youth-model off-highway motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).

... before posting my reaction to the NY Times piece about the CPSIA. The CPSIA Twitter stream showcased a positive reaction ... to bring this issue to the fore; to bring the facts about how CPSIA hurts small business to consumers nationwide and ... word made me think she didn’t believe at all in what so many hoped was the point of her piece: CPSIA unnecessarily hurts small business. So in my usual form ...

... Improvement Act. Congress passed the misnamed CPSIA in 2008 to protect consumers, especially children, from all manner ... specific and reasonable complaints about multiple aspects of the CPSIA. These consequences include the destruction of children's books ... jumping through brass hoops to fix any laws, such as CPSIA, that hobble the economy. But when it comes to putting practicality over rigid ...

... OEM ACTIONS PULLED POWERSPORTS INDUSTRY INTO THE CPSIA Originally designed to protect the nation’s children ... sold in the U.S., within one month became a part of the CPSIA. However, while the Coalition initially sought the government’s assistance in ... ;GAL_hidepopup();'>meeting regarding the application of the CPSIA to ATVs. In the presentation it was noted that ATVs would have to comply ...

... supports many small businesses and artisans that are threatened by CPSIA. In fact, many of their smaller toy manufacturers had to close shop or stop making toys because of CPSIA. But, there are still many awesome handmade in the USA gifts on the site. Rocket Man ... code “Toybox". P.S. Toymakers, Polkadot Patch is always looking for new handmade toys that are in compliance with the CPSIA. ...