Thrift store and used items do NOT fall under the testing requirement.
However, if they are caught selling an item that has too high of a lead or phthalates content they are in direct violation of this new law. I work in a children's consignment shop and it is amazing to me that it has taken this long for information regarding this new law to get out to the general public. This law also made it illegal to sell an item that has been recalled as of August 2008. Why didn't anyone bother to notify these stores? We have always encouraged anyone purchasing toys or baby equipment (playyards, cribs, bassinets etc) to check the CPSC's website to verify an item has not been recalled. We give them a week to do so and return the item for a full refund if indeed there is a recall. Apparently we've been breaking the law for about 6 months. Why all the secrecy? Are they purposely withholding information so the can raid the country after Feb 10th and bust everyone who still doesn't know about this law? When there is a recall on a toy etc it is plastered all over the news, but a law of this magnitude is top secret? Highly suspicious in my opinion!
This law is going to make all aspects of successfully running a consignment or thrift store with children's products so difficult and time consuming most won't be able or willing to do it anymore.
I also agree this law is a knee-jerk reaction to all of the recent lead paint recalls on toys and is outrageously over the top.
I also suspect that this is another way for George W. Bush to try and squash the 'little guys' and promote big corporate business. It's no secret that he doesn't beleive in the small business 'American Dream' and rather promotes the rich getting richer. He doesn't beleive in labor unions, fair pay and practice for American workers and doesn't support domestic labor period; he'd rather keep every country except ours working and employed. He has never had to want for anything and is so ridiculously out of touch with the bulk of our country, this new law makes this fact even more painfully obvious. 'Good riddance to bad rubbish' and by all means, let that door hit your ass on the way out for all I care. It's not suprising that he managed to find one more way to hose this country before his presidency ends.
However, if they are caught selling an item that has too high of a lead or phthalates content they are in direct violation of this new law. I work in a children's consignment shop and it is amazing to me that it has taken this long for information regarding this new law to get out to the general public. This law also made it illegal to sell an item that has been recalled as of August 2008. Why didn't anyone bother to notify these stores? We have always encouraged anyone purchasing toys or baby equipment (playyards, cribs, bassinets etc) to check the CPSC's website to verify an item has not been recalled. We give them a week to do so and return the item for a full refund if indeed there is a recall. Apparently we've been breaking the law for about 6 months. Why all the secrecy? Are they purposely withholding information so the can raid the country after Feb 10th and bust everyone who still doesn't know about this law? When there is a recall on a toy etc it is plastered all over the news, but a law of this magnitude is top secret? Highly suspicious in my opinion!
This law is going to make all aspects of successfully running a consignment or thrift store with children's products so difficult and time consuming most won't be able or willing to do it anymore.
I also agree this law is a knee-jerk reaction to all of the recent lead paint recalls on toys and is outrageously over the top.
I also suspect that this is another way for George W. Bush to try and squash the 'little guys' and promote big corporate business. It's no secret that he doesn't beleive in the small business 'American Dream' and rather promotes the rich getting richer. He doesn't beleive in labor unions, fair pay and practice for American workers and doesn't support domestic labor period; he'd rather keep every country except ours working and employed. He has never had to want for anything and is so ridiculously out of touch with the bulk of our country, this new law makes this fact even more painfully obvious. 'Good riddance to bad rubbish' and by all means, let that door hit your ass on the way out for all I care. It's not suprising that he managed to find one more way to hose this country before his presidency ends.