Handmade Toy Companies Under Pressure
Posted by Mindy on December 30th, 2008 at 08:44am
As this LA Times story reports, under the new Consumer Product Safety Act, all toy manufacturers will be required to submit their products to lead paint testing. This comes as bad news to handmade toy manufacturers who worry that funding these tests (which may be up to $2,000 per toy) will put them out of business. The law is obviously well intentioned, but is inadvertantly punishing handmade toy companies and small independent retailers due to the failure of major corporations to regulate safety standards. I know I’m not looking forward to seeing fewer handmade toys on store shelves.
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