Comments on: New York Times on CPSIA: “needless fears that the law could injure smaller enterprises”

By: CPSIA: one for the books

CPSIA: one for the books — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:54:30 +0000

[…] attention at individual large papers, and none have yet broken through to the print columns of The Deaf Lady and thereby reached those who rely on her for their news […]

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:24:48 +0000

Thanks for the hard work and giving an actual evaluation of what those brain dead representatives on Capitol Hill are up to.

By: CPSIA and children’s jewelry

CPSIA and children’s jewelry — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:00:54 +0000

[…] holds its MJSA Expo at New York’s Javits Center from Sunday Mar. 8 through Tuesday, Mar. 10. Certain newspapers that have dismissed concerns about CPSIA’s effect on small businesses as “needless […]

By: U.S. Lawmakers Get the Lead Out - The Blogs at HowStuffWorks

U.S. Lawmakers Get the Lead Out - The Blogs at HowStuffWorks — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:19:55 +0000

[…] Not surprisingly, some resale shops aren’t willing to risk their merchandise not meeting the new U.S. requirements. Goodwill just yanked its children merchandise from nine stores in Massachusetts, according to Jenn Abelson of the Boston Globe. Walter Olson, the guy behind the Overlawyered blog, has tracked the issue extensively here. […]

By: CPSIA chronicles, February 26

CPSIA chronicles, February 26 — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:39:45 +0000

[…] On the other hand, Mark Riffey passes along word that popular talker Glenn Beck doesn’t plan to cover the issue because “there’s no public outcry” (a paraphrase second-hand of what might be a staffer’s view, or his, it’s not clear). What? Does he restrict his reading diet to the New York Times? […]

By: Dad

Dad — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:31:29 +0000

I, too, appreciate all your efforts in championing small businesses.

I find it interesting that the CPSIA makes ASTM F963 a mandatory standard. The standard is only available from astm.org and it is not free ($58) . It’s a small cost compared to testing for lead and phathlates, but another irritating expense for a handmade toy maker who wants to know all the rules before producing another toy.

By: Melvin H.

Melvin H. — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:50:46 +0000

Gerry (#8)–that’s an insult to so-called “cable television rants”!!! 🙂

By: Melvin H.

Melvin H. — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:38:13 +0000

Just remember everyone . . . this is the same New York Times which has “predicted” on at least seven occasions in the last 100+ years that we are going through or about to go through either “global warming” or “global cooling”, alternating depending on when the story was written. (It’s now the “global warming” phase.)

By: CPSIA: N.Y. Times prints Nancy Nord letter

CPSIA: N.Y. Times prints Nancy Nord letter — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:52:15 +0000

[…] I blasted the New York Times for its wretched editorial on CPSIA Wednesday, Patrick (SSFC/Popehat) made the following prediction: Those tempted to write the Times to inform its readers about where this editorial gets it wrong […]

By: CPSIA chronicles, February 21

CPSIA chronicles, February 21 — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:03:16 +0000

[…] the Handmade Toy Alliance, Jill Chuckas responds to the NYT’s ever-so-clueless CPSIA editorial. The Alliance also recently published a Myth vs. Fact sheet. Among the points […]