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  • Law Passed After Mattel Toy Scare Makes Exception for Mattel

    09/01/2009 9:48:57 PM PDT · by Lorianne · 8 replies · 562+ views
    Reason Online ^ | August 31, 2009 | Katherine Mangu-Ward
    Remember the sloppily written ... toy testing law that went into effect last year? The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) requires third-party testing of nearly every object intended for a child's use, and was passed in response to several toy recalls in 2007 for lead and other chemicals. Six of those recalls were on toys made by Mattel, or its subsidiary Fisher Price. Small toymakers were blindsided by the expensive requirement, which made no exception for small domestic companies working with materials that posed no threat. Makers of books, jewelry, and clothes for kids were also caught in the...