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Luckily, it looks like these stores are in the clear for now. The CPSC issued a statement that clears the issue up and brings my blood pressure level back down to normal:
"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."
It does leave me wondering about eBay (are sellers there considered resellers?) and about grass roots marketplaces like Etsy. If I interpret correctly, it sounds like sellers on eBay would be fine without testing as long as they were selling old items, but the folks on Etsy might be considered manufacturers and would have to test and certify goods, perhaps? If so, what a ginormous bummer for the folks involved in making all those items and those of us who love to find something a little less mainstream and homogenized. Still, selling homemade wares for children should come with some responsibility. Just one example involves the tricked out, crystal covered binkies that were recalled in 2007. Can we say that exemptions should be made just because it's one person toiling away at home over a sewing machine?
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My son was a November baby, so when January rolled around he was still just a wee little guy. I thought about getting back to my pre-pregnancy weight and finishing nursery decorating. And then it hit me. I needed to start putting away money for my son's future. I needed to make sure the house was childproofed from top to bottom. I needed to start reading to him more. My mind just overflowed with all the things that I needed to do for him. It was both frightening and exciting. And I realized for the umpteenth time since he'd been born how having him in my life was making me want to be the best person I could be. How has your child impacted your New Year's resolutions this year?
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