Lead Testing for Children's Products

Well it looks like the CPSC is looking at the negative effect the proposed ban on lead content and required testing would have on certain businesses and the smaller maker of children's products. Thankfully they are listening to the industry leaders and may be changing their requirements. This is good news for the smaller craft, home based or just smaller manufacturer, that would have been devastated by the testing cost originally put forth by the CPSC. 

And while no one is suggesting that we overlook the need to reduce/eliminate lead and other toxins from products children come in contact with, certain materials inherently don't contain these types of toxins and should be excluded from costly testing. This is link to a recent posting that explains what the CSPC is looking into now, if I'm reading it correctly, this is a good thing.

www.cpsc.gov/cpsia/leadlimitsfr.pdf