tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750107600254940061.post1437011248478472923..comments2023-03-28T00:50:20.162-07:00Comments on Handmade Toy Alliance Blog: HTA Letter to the CPSC about Extending the CPSIA Stay of EnforcementUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750107600254940061.post-24419508434020307682011-02-17T18:13:53.094-08:002011-02-17T18:13:53.094-08:00The US has a lot of stringent laws about selling m...The US has a lot of stringent laws about selling most consumer goods. If this wasn't the case, the US would be highly saturated with Chinese look alikes. In most cases I think it is good but in certain cases they make it really hard for businesses to start up with the high product certification costs. <br /><br />When it comes to goods that come in contact with children such as <a rel="nofollow">toys</a>, I don't think parents would risk anything - so standards do play a vital role.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639099387552991969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750107600254940061.post-48192692241052806792011-02-06T16:18:10.056-08:002011-02-06T16:18:10.056-08:00Interesting to see what gets thrown out of a marke...Interesting to see what gets thrown out of a market and for what reasons. I am truly a fan of artisan crafted wooden toys, I think they are true treasure. I recently purchased some <a href="http://www.foreverblocks.com/" rel="nofollow"> wooden blocks</a> from Sydney, Australia, from a small business called Forever Blocks, but I wonder if it would have been possible in the United States.TheKerneyCrumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255135377638425008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750107600254940061.post-79501352945162669942011-01-25T22:29:39.508-08:002011-01-25T22:29:39.508-08:00Selecta, a German toymaker, exited the US market a...Selecta, a German toymaker, exited the US market at the end of 2008 because, although their toys had already been tested to EU standards, they couldn't afford to re-test them to the new US standards.Handmade Toy Alliancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353944146195320667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750107600254940061.post-42629606368236267242011-01-24T01:13:52.186-08:002011-01-24T01:13:52.186-08:00you didn't say why the german toy blocks were ...you didn't say why the german toy blocks were banned or got extinct under the CPSC ruling. they looked pretty harmless to me. then again ELMO looked adorable too.<br /><br />Thanks for this insightful post though.<br /><br /><a href="http://toyspedia.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Best Online Toys for Kids</a> and the Kid in You.mothproofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11417689782712301169noreply@blogger.com