The Consumer Product Safety Act of 2008 And How It Affects Used Toys
January 12, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Toy Safety, Toy Talk
There’s a lot of buzz out there about the CPSA act that goes into affect on February 10th 2009, and the ability to sell used toys.
It sounds like resellers can only sell toys they are certain do not contain lead amounts in violation of the act, but they’re not required to certify toys. All resellers should check the CPSC website before selling a toy to make sure it has not been recalled.
The report also says toy resellers should avoid toys that may contain high levels of lead, and offers these tips-
From the CPSC Website:
WHILE CPSC EXPECTS EVERY COMPANY TO COMPLY FULLY WITH THE NEW LAWS RESELLERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO CERTAIN PRODUCT CATEGORIES. AMONG THESE ARE RECALLED CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS, PARTICULARLY CRIBS AND PLAY YARDS; CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS THAT MAY CONTAIN LEAD, SUCH AS CHILDREN’S JEWELRY AND PAINTED WOODEN OR METAL TOYS; FLIMSILY MADE TOYS THAT ARE EASILY BREAKABLE INTO SMALL PARTS; TOYS THAT LACK THE REQUIRED AGE WARNINGS; AND DOLLS AND STUFFED TOYS THAT HAVE BUTTONS, EYES, NOSES OR OTHER SMALL PARTS THAT ARE NOT SECURELY FASTENED AND COULD PRESENT A CHOKING HAZARD FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.
Even though they’re not required to certify toys, thrift stores and toy resellers can still be held accountable for selling toys that contain too much lead, so it’s still going to be a tricky situation for them to determine which toys to sell.
Check out this link for more information or clarification: CPSC Clarifies Requirements
