Not as Mad as Before re: CPSIA

Today I spoke to Paul, the very friendly owner of the Once Upon a Child franchise in Cordova, TN and asked him if the new law was going to affect his business. He said that he had a panic attack back in August when the Act was 1st passed, but the Attorney General of FL just recently clarified that resell shops will not have to retest the merchandise they are selling. They will just have to be confident that the products are in complience as they are still held to the same standards and the manufactures.

Armed with this new knowledge I came straight home and did a little research and here's what I found out:

10connects.com out of Tampa Bay, FL reported late yesterday that, per Julie Julie Vallese, Director of Public Affairs for the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission), "Used resale items are different than retail products, under the law. The new law does not require resale stores to test products."

Vallese goes on to say that resale stores "do not have to carry certification from a third party testing lab." However," she says, "Those retailers [resale store owners] cannot sell products that do not meet new lead requirements."

This is very good news for the resale and consignment shops and for the consumer who thinks it's ridiculous to pay for new clothes when resold clothing is still in excellent condition.