If testing and labeling are so costly why am I still seeing handmade goods in stores?
Many handmade goods are still in stores for a variety of reasons. Here are some to consider:
- The stay of enforcement for testing and certification until Feb 2010 has afforded many companies the opportunity to get their plans in place. They are determining how they will proceed if the requirements do not change. Many of them will go out of business if the third-party testing requirement is not changed but are able to sell their products in the meantime.
- The tracking and labeling provision has not yet gone into effect. There has been any guidance on how to comply with this provision, however, therefore companies are still in limbo as to how they will meet this requirement. As with the testing and certification, many companies are getting their plans in place but have not pulled products from the market.
- Some companies are able to meet CPSIA’s requirements and therefore their products will remain in the market. These companies, however, may have to raise their prices once the labeling provision goes into effect and again once the testing and certification stay is over.
- Many companies and resellers are unaware that this law applies to them.
- Many companies and resellers are choosing to ignore the law.
