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Old 01-08-2009, 12:12 PM   #9
Clodfobble
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It's already being fixed:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...,6917858.story

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission has given preliminary approval to changes in new lead-testing rules after complaints...

If formally adopted, the changes approved on a first vote Tuesday would grant exemptions... (to) clothing, toys and other goods made of natural materials such as cotton and wood"
And even if the law still passes without the amendment, they're not intending to make it stick:

Quote:
"The CPSC is an agency with limited resources and tremendous responsibility to protect the safety of families," said Scott Wolfson, a CPSC spokesman. "Our focus will be on those areas we can have the biggest impact and address the most dangerous products."
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