What is the CPSIA?

If you sell children’s products at your yard sale, you may run afoul of CPSIA.  CPSIA requires that the children’s products that are sold anywhere by anyone, not just at a business or by a businessperson, comply with the lead levels and safety standards.
You must verify, for example, that you are not selling recalled items [...]

CPSIA requirements apply to all “children’s products” that are regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).  “Children’s products” according to the CPSIA law means anything that is marketed to or for children under 12 that isn’t already covered by another agency.
“Anything” includes more than just toys.  It means books, clothes, bicycles, pens, school supplies, [...]

When we think of “businesses” we usually think of large companies, but actually about 2/3 of businesses in the U.S. are very, very tiny– they have less than 5 employees.  Only a tiny fraction of businesses have more than 100 employees.
The testing required by CPSIA on a small business’ products can easily cost more than [...]

Originally, the CPSIA was only to include products for children up to seven years of age, but at the request of consumer groups the age range was extended to under 12. The consumer groups’ rationale is that younger children often play with older siblings’ toys.
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