See the Etsy Article that announced that the Consumers Public Safety Commission (CPSC) has voted for a "Stay of Enforcement of Certain Testing and Certification Requirements of CPSIA".
This means that they are proposing a 1 year suspension of the burden of lead testing and certification while they take more time to review the rules and plan enforcement! Production of items with higher than allowed lead levels is still unlawful but if you are sure your items are lead free ... and you are sure that using a sewing machine doesn't add lead to your product, than you can create without fear of the CPSC.
The article is here: http://www.etsy.com/storque/craftivism/breaking-news-the-cpsia-mandatory-testing-certification-prop-3347/
This is only a little breathing room but Senator Jim DeMint (R) SC, has announced he's introducing legislation next week to reform CPSIA. See the announcement here: http://bit.ly/SA0A
YEAH!!!!
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