[LM_NET] SHARE: possible reprieve from CPSIA mandatory lead testing in kids' books?

[Anne-Marie Gordon <media.teatime@GMAIL.COM>]

A press release from the CPSC on Saturday states: "The U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission voted unanimously (2-0) to issue a one year
stay of enforcement for certain testing and certification requirements
for manufacturers and importers of regulated products, including
products intended for children 12 years old and younger."
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09115.html    There's a
link on that page to a statement from Acting Chairman Nancy Nord that
mentions books specifically:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09115nord.pdf

I hope this means they'll eventually grant some kind of exemption for
kids' books from the lead testing required for other kids'
products--I'll wait until I see what ALA says before I dance the happy
dance... :-)
-- 
Anne-Marie Gordon, NBCT
Library Media Specialist
Livonia Primary Library, Livonia, NY
agordon@livoniacsd.org
media.teatime@googlemail.com
Webpage: http://classrooms.livoniacsd.org/agordon/
Blog: http://otteroffate.wordpress.com
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