Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Affects Kids by Limiting Sale of Used Clothing
A new consumer protection law will require new and USED childrens clothing to be analyzed for lead and other compounds that are potentially injurious to children before they are offered for sale. This will include thrift stores, consignement and other retail outlets. Check out the link below for an article on the subject. The Consumer Products Safety Commission is struggling with how to write and enforce regulations for this law, without turning used childrens clothing into garbage. The site below has a link to the Consumer Products Safety Commission which is taking comments on implementation of the law.
http://kidsproducts.suite101.com/article.cfm/childrens_clothing_and_the_new_child_safety_law