#CPSIA - What Does It Mean?
Many reasons:
- If you are a business owner selling products for children 12 and under this will effect you.
- As a consumer you may see many of your favorite products removed from the shelves until testing takes place.
- As a consumer you may see many of your favorite online shops close because testing rates are too high.
- As a consumer you may see an increase in price for products geared toward children 12 and under. The expense of testing will most likely be passed on to the consumer.
- As a WAHM or SAHD that crafts or decorates garments, jewelry or anything for children 12 and under this will effect you.
- Sites such as Wishpot, Etsy and ArtFire or any other Indie hosted sites may lose products and vendors.
- Many of the moms who review products will be effected.
This is going to be a chain reaction that will stretch far and wide as of February 10, 2009 (Now known as National Bankruptcy Day). I personally cringe at the thought of what could happen to my own product line. It is my responsibility to stay informed and research the latest updates. You will find many store owners already blogging about it. There are posts, forums, groups and more spreading the word. Rather than repeat what everyone else is saying I will just list the most effective links that I have found so far. I welcome you to comment here and leave more links that you might know about.
CPSIA Petition for Apparel Industry
What Needs To Be Tested?
ETSY’s open letter
VOTE @ Change.org
5 Minutes For Mom
Startup Nation
Cheeky & Swank
Fashion-Incubator
Moon Fly Kids
The Diary of a Poshpreneur
The Smart Mama
Ohana Mama
Forums:
Social Ning
Toy Industry
Craig’s List
Squidoo
December 11th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
While I can see the reasoning behind the law, it will be the death of many of our beloved companies (who are more than likely in compliance but will not be able to pay for testing or the extra labels)
I keep reading about this and hoped it was just rumor…
December 21st, 2008 at 12:19 am
This is something that needs to be stopped. It’s time to take a strong stand. I am hoping that twitter users and bloggers get passionate about this cause and we see a force to be reckoned with like Motrin Moms. Please band together and come out swinging hard!
January 6th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Yes, this policy may have a impact for children products (including toys, children wear.) I have highlighted some criticals point of CPSIA requirements on my blog, please kindly visit for more information.
http://textilebulletin.blogspot.com/
Jupitex’s last blog post..Textile product is related to "Intended to be Released"?
June 4th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
“this policy may have a impact for children products: -
It WILL, and already has affected children’s products. There are already small mom and pop shops that are closing because of this. The BIG companies are preparing to have their labels in place, and their items tested…it isn’t a matter of it maybe affecting children’s products, but HOW it affects these products. I make cloth diapers, and there is no way I will be able to afford the lead testing required. Even if I did afford it, there are few who would willing or even able to pay the increased price for our products.