Comments on: CPSIA chronicles, February 6

By: CPSIA chronicles, April 21

CPSIA chronicles, April 21 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:44:09 +0000

[…] charge of $8.6 million due to the sudden loss of value of merchandise early this year when a court reinstated CPSIA’s retroactive ban on phthalates in children’s playthings. Mark Riffey also suggests Google searches combining […]

By: NPR on CPSIA: “Public Concern, Not Science, Prompts Plastics Ban”

NPR on CPSIA: “Public Concern, Not Science, Prompts Plastics Ban” — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:17:04 +0000

[…] soft and bendable) is also extraordinarily burdensome, for a number of reasons: 1) as readers may recall, a successful lawsuit by the Natural Resources Defense Council and others forced the last-minute […]

By: Shopfloor » Blog Archive » CPSIA: Learning from Past Mistakes

Shopfloor » Blog Archive » CPSIA: Learning from Past Mistakes — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:28:16 +0000

[…] the phthalates ban is also extraordinarily burdensome, for a number of reasons: 1) as readers may recall, a successful lawsuit by the Natural Resources Defense Council and others forced the last-minute […]

By: CPSIA: the countable costs

CPSIA: the countable costs — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:15:50 +0000

[…] Aaron Colangelo of the Natural Resources Defense Council, who had litigated that case successfully, was quite dismissive about the difficulties of compliance at the time. Well, according to McCauley, that one decision […]

By: Steven Hebert

Steven Hebert — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:32:48 +0000

i think it’s crazy to ban little kids from the fun and joy how cruel can someone be. They make protective gear to wear to keep them safe and there is supervision from an adult so i don’t understand what’s the problem and yeah hows the lead they so say gonna get into the boys or girls body? not too sure they but yeah i know theres a lot of people out there who are angry including myself

By: CPSIA chronicles, February 27

CPSIA chronicles, February 27 — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:50:42 +0000

[…] exemptions, we’ve been remiss in not staying on the case of ballpoint pens, mentioned in our Feb. 6 and Feb. 13 roundups. Deputy Headmistress has quite a bit more on the legal limbo occupied by the […]

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:24:34 +0000

Why hasn’t anyone reported on the woeful situation of the CPSC budget? If the CPSIA was designed to help fund the agency, I don’t understand where the money is.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:19:53 +0000

What a joke. Just stumbled on this, and I am just dumbfounded. As a lifelong off road enthusiast and fan of dirt bikes, I’m inclined to take this just a bit personal. I will be adding this to my list of projects…

By: patrick stephens at psjs.net » Hidden costs

patrick stephens at psjs.net » Hidden costs — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:55:40 +0000

[…] Walter Olson, We blogged earlier about Honda’s and Kawasaki’s having pulled out of the U.S. market and ordered a halt to sales of their youth […]

By: CPSIA: fifty stars and an asterisk

CPSIA: fifty stars and an asterisk — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:59:26 +0000

[…] Nicer-than-mass-produced diaper covers; Toledo Physical Education Supply takes a hit; Michigan: Brandi Pahl wonders: What are they thinking? Arkansas: Closing of A Kidd’s Dream […]