I have not been able to verify the information in this blog post but this information is moving around via email to librarians so I thought I would pass it on. Without specific cites to the law I would be very wary to take at face value some of the points made.
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The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA H.R. 4040) has a good goal: protect kids from dangerous imports tainted with lead. Bravo! Unfortunately it goes about doing so in such a way that it’ll drive up costs across the board, drive many manufacturers and retailers out of business, and not really make kids any safer.
So what does CPSIA do? It mandates lead testing for ALL items intended for children under 13 or PERCEIVED as being for those under age 13. So items commonly regarded as “kids stuff” even if it is intended for adults, such as many comics, collectible books, high end popups, etc, still falls under the statute even though they’re aimed at adult collectors.
One press release from the CPSC
I'm getting into gear making inquiries.I just got off the phone from the Consumer Product Safety Commission's press office voicemail. I'm waiting for a call back. ________________________ Stephen Michael Kellat, Host, LISTen PGP KeyID: 899C131FJust got off the phone with their press office
What is it with librarians and blowing things out of proportion
The letter is not clear
Two things
"If..."
Proof
Some useful CPSIA links
If you actually read the law
Funny
Cite me something
Clown
not so funny
You say: If you actually
CPSIA does not grandfather - citations
No lead
Special covers
Books may contain lead
But
What about products that are
Pens
That is it!
This bears repeating, since
CPSC posting is not the law
Retroactive
What are Antiquarian Vintage Booksellers To Do?
Lead in Books
Who says??
And...
Dr. Seuss Meets the CPSIA