"The Line on Lead Testing How much testing is too much?"

By Susan DeRagon and Alan Schoem -- Playthings, 4/1/2009

On August 14, 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) was signed into law. The CPSIA was, in part, a reaction to the numerous recalls in 2007 and 2008 of children's toys bearing high levels of lead in the paint—despite the mandatory ban on lead-containing paint dating back to 1978. It gives the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) significantly increased regulatory and enforcement authority, authorizes increased funding and staff, and imposes new requirements on consumer products regulated by the CPSC, particularly children's products."

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