http://generationgreen.org/?p=397 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:02:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://generationgreen.org/?p=397&cpage=1#comment-250 Charles Margulis Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:07:49 +0000 http://generationgreen.org/?p=397#comment-250 Test swabs are not an acceptable testing method for toy makers under the federal law. Testing costs can be burdensome for small businesses, which is why we have supported a fund that would help them afford testing, paid by the toy companies and retailers that were sued in 2007 by several states for their lead-tainted toys. Test swabs are not an acceptable testing method for toy makers under the federal law. Testing costs can be burdensome for small businesses, which is why we have supported a fund that would help them afford testing, paid by the toy companies and retailers that were sued in 2007 by several states for their lead-tainted toys.

]]> http://generationgreen.org/?p=397&cpage=1#comment-201 nicholas Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:41:32 +0000 http://generationgreen.org/?p=397#comment-201 Would the small-scale manufacturers have to test every item they sell? If it's just truly random spot checking with each bach of products they produce, the lead test kits linked to in your sidebar are only $4 per test. Would the small-scale manufacturers have to test every item they sell? If it’s just truly random spot checking with each bach of products they produce, the lead test kits linked to in your sidebar are only $4 per test.

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