Comments on: CPSIA: “What’s so sad is that books aren’t dangerous”

By: CPSIA: one for the books

CPSIA: one for the books — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:12:48 +0000

[…] the weekend, following earlier coverage by the Associated Press Mar. 17, and before that by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Guardian (U.K.), Cincinnati Enquirer and elsewhere. (Other aspects of the law, similarly, have […]

By: An Explosion of Litigation | OpenMarket.org

An Explosion of Litigation | OpenMarket.org — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:32:53 +0000

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By: R

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:38:17 +0000

Jared – either you’re being sarcastic (in which case, disregard this comment), or you’re a dupe, or you’re an astroturf PR agent.

The easiest way to keep lead out of children’s hands is for parents to be careful about what they give children to chew on. Simple. All it takes is to put things on shelves. By the age when they can actually reach the items on the shelves, they should be well past teething and mouthing most objects.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:24:23 +0000

I am with Half Price Books. We are doing everything we can to try to comply with these very vague regulations and, at the same time, not destroy any kids’ books. We have pulled books that fall into the categories covered by the CPSIA, but we have not thrown any of them away, while we wait for any clarification from the CPSC. We have had testing conducted by a third party on a sample of pre-1986 kids’ books and found no significant levels of lead in any books published after 1970. We would very much like to see any test results that the CPSC or anyone else has obtained that could enlighten us as to why they believe these books are a problem. We’d like even more to see others’ test results that, like ours, prove that lead levels in ordinary kids’ books are not hazardous.

By: Jared

Jared — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:00:05 +0000

We need to keep lead out of children’s hands at all costs, if that means destroying books, I’m all for it.

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Weekend Reading in the Law Blog Community | Law Firm Blogger — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:52:21 +0000

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By: Happymom4

Happymom4 — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:15:27 +0000

We have got to keep talking and spreading the word . . . . somewhere, there has got to be a break in this craziness. . . .

I never could afford to buy much from Gymboree, being a pretty dedicated thrift store shopper due to income and 4 children (one of who was special needs and adopted from Russia), but the few times I *have* bought stuff on super good clearance at Gymboree I have ALWAYS been pleased with the quality of their products. I’m terribly sad they are suffering.

By: Sebastian (a lady)

Sebastian (a lady) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:24:03 +0000

I notice in the Dingell letter that he is asking CPSC for information about the risk that various articles pose to children (ATVs, books, second hand clothing). I wonder if these questions have ever been posed to the CDC. I was looking through the pages on lead poisoning at the CDC website and what stuck out was that their proposals for diminishing the problem of childhood lead exposure had almost nothing in common with the results of this law.

By: Destroying Books… for Kids’ Sake? « The Occasional

Destroying Books… for Kids’ Sake? « The Occasional — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:31:42 +0000

[…] For kids’ sake! […]

By: Jen D

Jen D — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:51:05 +0000

Promising letter from Congressman John D. Dingell today:
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/mi15_dingell/090305CPSC.shtml