The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of a children’s tiarat. Consumers should stop using it immediately. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Hazard: The tiara contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, aka the Toy Police, in cooperation with the Target, announced a voluntary recall of Boys’ and girls’ belts because the belt buckles contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
USA Today: “Nearly two years after the [Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act] was enacted, Congress and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are still struggling to reduce its burden on small businesses while eliminating the risk of lead and phthalates in children’s products. . . . A coalition of small businesses and manufacturers, the Alliance for Children’s Product Safety, has been aggressively fighting the law, saying it is threatening the livelihoods of mom and pop shops like Hertzler’s and costing larger manufacturers billions in lost sales and compliance.”
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a stupid voluntary recall of a basketball-shaped chair and ottoman sets due to violation of the ridiculous federal lead paint standard. The product is called the All-Star Basketball Chair and Ottoman Set. Hazard: Surface paints on the lettering on both sides of the basketball chair could contain excessive levels of lead which is a violation of the federal lead paint standard. Incidents / Injuries: None reported.
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) has killed another toy store and put more people out of work. After 28 years of selling toys, the Essence of Nonsense toy store closed its doors forever. According to Pioneer Press “Many of the small European toymakers she relied on for her unique product mix are no longer shipping to America because of lead testing requirements.” See “Beloved Minnesota store The Essence of Nonsense Closed by the Essence of Nonsense.”