Posted by
voiceoftruth on Friday, January 09, 2009 3:04:16 PM
The LAT reports: "regulations set to take effect next month could force thousands of clothing retailers and thrift stores to throw away trunkloads of children's clothing."
When government goes too far and nobody really pays too much attention this is what happens.
Who knew? I wouldn't have if I hadn't done a search on on-line thrift ships that sold clothes and stumbled upon it. Wonder what this means to the small business owner population in general? Another way for the government to shut down the small business owner and entrepreneur under the guise of good intentions. How long before garage sales and flea markets are outlawed, I guess E-bay will soon be scrambling for new rules too maybe.
The problem is the "extremes" these laws take. Nobody wants lead in their childs toys, or whatever China is throwing into them these days but how far is too far?... I think this is a good example. Forced and costly testing in items that everyone knows does not include contaminated sources, the point for that is exactly WHAT? I think it is multi-fold. And there are way too many folds.
"The law, aimed at keeping lead-filled merchandise away from children, mandates that all products sold for those age 12 and younger -- including clothing -- be tested for lead and phthalates, which are chemicals used to make plastics more pliable. Those that haven't been tested will be considered hazardous, regardless of whether they actually contain lead."
"The law introduces an extraordinarily large number of testing requirements for products for which everyone knows there's no lead," he said.
Clothing and thrift trade groups say the law is flawed because it went through Congress too quickly. By deeming that any product not tested for lead content by Feb. 10 be considered hazardous waste, they contend, stores will have to tell customers that clothing they were allowed to sell Feb. 9 became banned overnight."