Thursday, the Senate passed the final conference report of H.R. 4040 – the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The House passed the bill on Wednesday.
The legislation, which bans lead from children's toys and seeks to ensure that chemicals posing possible health problems will not end up on toys and articles that kids chew on and play with, is awaiting the president's signing.
The act represents the biggest overhaul of the commission since it was established in 1973.
The new law will:
Make toy regulations mandatory, which means that magnets and many other hazards will be subject to third-party testing requirement.
- Ban six toxic phthalates in children's products. Three are banned permanently. Three would be subject to a commission scientific review, but are banned until it’s completed.
- Grant private-sector employees protection as whistleblowers.
- Establish a public database of potential hazards.
- Require that choking hazards be disclosed in Internet advertising.
- Increase commission resources and funding.
- Increase civil penalties and recall authority.
The legislation passed despite a multi-million dollar push from ExxonMobil, the American Chemistry Council (part of the Chemical Manufacturers of America), the National Association of Manufacturers, and the Toy Industry of America, the Washington Public Interest Group said in an announcement about the bill’s passage.
President Bush is expected to sign the bill, according to an Associated Press article.
For details see “Protecting the Littlest Consumers,” an editorial in The New York Times.
Note: The charms in the photo are among the millions of toys recalled due to excess levels of lead.
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