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Amend the CPSIA Website is Up!

For those of you who may not have heard, we will be having a Public Rally and Forum on Capitol Hill on April 1st-please forward a link to this site to anyone affected by CPSIA and invite them to come.
We need as much participation as possible, to make sure our voices are not only heard, [...]

CPSIA Rally in DC April 1st!

No this is NOT an April Fools joke. This is an unprecedented Event! Everyone’s support needed! On Wednesday, April 1st a Public Rally and Forum will be held on Capitol Hill. We will finally have the opportunity to be heard, and we need everyone who can make it to attend.  Our ReformCPSIA group will be [...]

Empty Shelves

Our business averages $5,000 per month in sales. In order to be legal when we opened our doors again on February 10, we gave away over $4,000 worth of merchandise on February 9. It’s all well and good that the testing and certification requirements were postponed a year (which we do applaud), but the lead [...]

The Picture Perfect Boutique

I ran a boutique called “The Picture Perfect Boutique.” I started it in 2005, and I sold everything from photo jewelry and purses to custom made tutus, infant jewelry, hair bows, and other items for children and adults.Because of the CPSIA and the fact that I can’t afford testing, I have changed the name of [...]

CPSIA Literal Impact - Share your story!

Do you own a business that has closed it’s doors or plans to close it’s doors due to the CPSIA? Have you stopped selling on Etsy or has a retailer stopped ordering products from you because you could not meet the testing requirments, stayed or not? I want to hear your story for publication on [...]

Five Bills Sent to Committee

I was reviewing the DeMint bill on GovTrack and found 5 bills related to the CPSIA.
These bills are the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out [...]

CPSIA Affect on Small Business

CPSIA Information for Manufacturers and Importers of Children’s Products
Guidance for Small Manufacturers, Importers, and Crafters of Children’s Products
Question 1: Who is considered to be a manufacturer?

Anyone who makes, produces or assembles a product is considered to be a manufacturer. If what you make is sold or donated, something as simple [...]

Flood Emails to Obama!

As you know, President Obama is working on an economic stimulus package but it won’t help if legislation like this KILLS our businesses!!!! Click on the links below and send in your story! Let’s FLOOD them with stories about the CPSIA’s impact on small businesses!! I urge you all to start flooding this website with [...]

CPSC Spells Out Enforcement

CPSC Spells Out Enforcement Policy For New Lead Limits In Chidren’s Products Effective February 10th
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Starting on February 10, 2009, consumer products intended for children 12 and under cannot have more than 600 parts per million of lead in any accessible part. This new safety requirement is a key component of the Consumer [...]