What is the CPSIA?

While the CPSIA may have been passed as a response to the recall of certain toys that included lead-based paint, the CPSIA was written to include ALL products intended for children under 12. Many people assume it only applies to toys because of the initial media coverage of the 2007 recalls and the subsequent coverage [...]

Many members of Congress, including the ones who wrote the bill, have stated that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the regulatory body responsible for enforcing CPSIA, has the authority to make exemptions from CPSIA’s requirements for all kinds of products that result in lead exposure that isn’t dangerous.  CPSC has been asked by members [...]