Yep, you read that right. I don't know if any of you have heard of the new CPSIA legislation. It is intended to stop businesses from selling children's products with excessive levels of lead and phthalates. From what I have read the ban on phthalates will be for toys, sleepwear, and childcare items only. The lead ban will be for anything manufactured for children up to age12. Anyone selling children's items will be required to have each and every item tested for lead by a third party testing lab.

So for me, that would be every different kind of ribbon, every thread,every clip, every glue, ect at a cost of anywhere from $100-$200 for EACH item.

Here is some info about it. http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/cpsia.html

Some people are calling it National Bankruptcy Day, because of all the businesses that will have to close their doors because they cannot afford testing and can't sell any of their products.
http://nationalbankruptcyday.com/

I agree that they need to stop people from selling lead filled products for children (I had to return a few of my kids toys for this exact reason, Grrrrr), but there are no exceptions in this legislation for items that have a very low risk of having lead in them. Like ribbon and thread..... Plus most of the toys that were recalled for lead were not made in the United States. They were made over seas. Anyways, it was nice while it lasted, but as of February 10, 2008, I will most likely have to close unless they change it somehow... ..

This will not only affect businesses, but consumers as well because the businesses who CAN afford to do the testing will have to raise prices to cover the costs. Think about it, higher prices for each and everything being sold in stores that is made for children 12 and under. If it even remotely looks like it could be used for a child, it has to be tested.

There is an online petition that you can sign here. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/economicimpactsofCPSIA/index.html

Thanks for your prayers and support about this.