Gilles Herard Canada

For toy manufacturers, the world changed on August 14. That is the day of a new regulation comes into force that small manufacturers say it could force them out business.

"I've heard heartbreaking stories intestine every day, as the wife of the soldier who does not think he can continue his business of manufacturing homemade wrist Native American women who are worried that they had clashed with the law if they make clothing for authentic crafts Native American children, "said Rosario Palmieri, vice president of regulatory policy for the National Association of Manufacturers.

The year last, following several high-profile toy recalls, Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSI). To ensure that products for children are free of lead and toxic chemicals, the law has come into force in stages – and every new rule that is activated entails a number of undesirable consequences.

Amy Sharp is exactly the kind of matrix of the law is intended to reassure. Two years ago, made several trips to the post office return lead 10 toys Thomas Tank Engine contaminated their manufacturer – the toys of his son on several occasions had put in his mouth. The experience led Amy and her husband Joe, a skilled carpenter to launch a line of natural wood toys for babies. Her company, Little Alouette in Columbus, Ohio, has built a loyal fan base and helps maintain financially supported afloat.

But now the Sharps are worried that their popular Harper Hippo the biter will go the way of the dodo.

"We do that all the law is a bad law, but we are a new small business, "says Amy Sharp." When it comes to these tests and the costs of labeling, we do not think we'll be able to thrive. I started this company to provide a safe alternative to mass junk out there, and here I have to prove myself.

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