Toy testing rules ‘overwhelming’ to small businesses

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Toy importer Rob Wilson’s company sometimes sells wooden children’s puzzles, but he hasn’t ordered one since last November.

Wilson, vice president of Challenge and Fun in Ashland, said new federal rules that require testing of children’s products could force him to spend more than he can afford to check for lead in paint used on the games.

Along with other small toy manufacturers, shop owners and distributors, Wilson has been calling for changes to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act since Congress passed it last year.  Click here to read more…