TheColumbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH - January 1, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 11:24AM An article by Bill Bush, 'New Law Seems to Ban Resale of Toys' - an interview of with Trader Tots co-owner Anna Bush-Cassidy a resale shop owner for almost 20 years. In the interview, an interesting quote,
Nadine Ballard, chief of the Consumer Protection Section of the Ohio attorney general's office, said that an advisory opinion on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Web site appears to confirm the thrift stores' understanding of the law.
The advisory opinion states that the lead limit "applies to product in inventory or on store shelves" on Feb. 10, not products manufactured after a certain date.
"It looks like they are making a very broad reading of it," she said. "At the end of that date, it has to be off their shelves."
Despite that, Ballard said the law appears to be aimed chiefly at manufacturers, not individuals or small stores selling used goods.
"Clearly, we can't go to every garage sale in America and start fining people," she said.