Just when working families are beginning to rely on thrift stores the most ...
Thrift stores may be forced to throw away truckloads of children's toys and clothing. a new law, set to take effect next month, aims to keep lead-contaminated merchandise from kids. it requires all products for children age 12 and younger to be checked.
- from msnbc
...from the Salvation Army to Goodwill, a new law that goes into effect on February 10, 2009 is causing waves of panic among thrift store operators, children’s clothing merchants and shoppers who worry that their options for affordable kids wear my shrivel.
The law, under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, was quietly approved by congress last year, and calls for all merchandise, including clothing and toys, intended for children under 12 be tested for lead and other potentially dangerous chemicals used in plastic products.
- from the Santa barbara Daily Sound
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