Comments on: CPSIA: coming attractions

By: lead overkill, blue city radio, corrupting populism « inkbluesky

lead overkill, blue city radio, corrupting populism « inkbluesky — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:17:01 +0000

[…] collections, have a life cycle and would be replaced eventually. I’m not familar with this blog, but they put up a link to a pdf study of how this particular facet of the law was almost destined […]

By: William Nuesslein

William Nuesslein — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:16:44 +0000

There is a reference in the memo to a real hazard, so Xmas is wrong. What is stupid about CPSIA is that there is no evidence that any child was or would be harmed by the lead in everyday materials.

Where is the estimate of decrease in lead levels in blood should the law be 100% effective? Would that matter? If lead had a real effect on cognition, then why are we now so concerned about our schools?

By: Xmas

Xmas — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:24:55 +0000

That memo from the CPSC staff is 24 pages of awesome.

Basically it’s telling Congress, “Hey, we are only doing what you told us. And what you told us is stupid.”