"The CPSC exempted wool, cotton, silk, gemstones and pearls in its proposal 6 Janurary."
I know acrylic yarn is not 'wool, cotton or silk' but no one is going after someone who knits gifts or even sells items. A man in our town who sells children's furniture at local craft fairs always has empty cans from any paints he uses set up on one of the shelves with a sign saying "These are the products used in finishing my furniture" People can check the ingredients for themselves etc. These people do not have the time or the manpower to come knocking on your door.
Then sky is NOT falling Henny Penny!
They're working backwards on it I agree, but they're pulling things out that do not apply, because it really IS about all the lead paint and chemicals on things imported from China and other badly managed places. People scream when a product is found with lead paint on it and their child has been playing with it, then they scream when someone tries to prevent it.
I know acrylic yarn is not 'wool, cotton or silk' but no one is going after someone who knits gifts or even sells items. A man in our town who sells children's furniture at local craft fairs always has empty cans from any paints he uses set up on one of the shelves with a sign saying "These are the products used in finishing my furniture" People can check the ingredients for themselves etc. These people do not have the time or the manpower to come knocking on your door.
Then sky is NOT falling Henny Penny!
They're working backwards on it I agree, but they're pulling things out that do not apply, because it really IS about all the lead paint and chemicals on things imported from China and other badly managed places. People scream when a product is found with lead paint on it and their child has been playing with it, then they scream when someone tries to prevent it.