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Instead of reposting the entire article, I will refer you to this LA Times article that I was alerted to today, regarding the new proposed legislation that would require that all products, including clothing, that are being sold for children 12 or younger be tested for lead and pthalates (something that makes plastics flexible).   This includes items at thrift stores, consignment shops, handmade craft shops, Etsy, Ebay, etc.

You can see how this would severely impact charitable organizations like the Salvation Army, The Goodwill, and especially small independent thrift stores…  not to mention people who make a living selling homemade crafts or reselling vintage merchandise online, or low-income families who rely on thrift stores for inexpensive children’s clothing.    If thrift stores could not provide this testing they would be forced to send all of their children’s merchandise to the landfills creating an exponential amount of needless waste.

I understand why this law is important, but it’s most certainly flawed in its lack of specificity.  I recommend that you contact your congressperson  and senators about the “Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act” if this concerns you like it does me…

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