What is the CPSIA?

Due to the complexity of the CPSIA, many people are still wondering which parts of the testing and certification, if any, apply to them.
The Handmade Toy Alliance has therefore pulled together the flow chart below in order to provide businesses with straightforward information on what does or does not have to be tested under the [...]

Some items that have failed the lead limit in XRF testing are the following:

Rhinestones
Some pewter buttons and other objects with pewter
Some pearlized buttons
Some buttons
Some types of orange felt
Some zippers
Some snaps on baby bodysuits/onesies
Some vinyl products

Please note: This is not a comprehensive list but one that has been gathered from those in the CPSIA community who [...]

CPSIA does not currently provide exemptions for either specific products or for specific organizations. Non-for-profits are required to comply with the law and many have already stopped accepting donations due to the associated liability.
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Reporting a product that you know is in violation of the CPSIA is required if you are a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of said product. If you are an employee of a company that you know is selling non-compliant products, there are whistleblower protections.
Here is an explanation that will shed more light from a legal [...]

The law, as written, has not “postponed” because it has been neither changed nor appealed although there have been numerous appeals to Congress to do so.
What did happen is that a stay of enforcement was issued for the testing and certification requirements for certain products (not all products) until February 10, 2010.
What this means is [...]

Earlier this year, Snopes weighed in on CPSIA and resellers and thrift stores. Many people found their reporting on the issue to be inflammatory because the site focused on a single element: the requirement of retail and thrift stores to test and certify the products they sell as CPSIA compliant.
The CPSIA initially stated that all [...]