Barring a reprieve, regulations set to take effect next month could force thousands of clothing retailers and thrift stores to throw away trunkloads of children's clothing.
The law, aimed at keeping lead-filled merchandise away from children, mandates that all products sold for those age 12 and younger -- including clothing -- be tested for lead and phthalates, which are chemicals used to make plastics more pliable. Those that haven't been tested will be considered hazardous, regardless of whether they actually contain lead. (read more here...)
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- Anonymous said...
1/06/2009 10:50 PMHmmmm -- I've been trying to wrap my brain around this to have something to say, but it's just so . . . argh! Whatever happened to just taking some personal responsibility? Sure, people shouldn't knowingly harm or take advantage of others -- but used items??? Doesn't that suggest that someone survived the item's use enough to warrant passing it along?
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