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Consumer safety rules could drive crafters out of business
Boing Boing — ... each toy with a date and batch number. All of these changes will be fairly easy for large, multinational toy manufacturers to comply with. Large manufacturers who make thousands of units of each toy have very little incremental cost to pay for testing and update their molds to include batch labels. For small American, Canadian, and European toymakers, however, the costs of mandatory testing will likely drive them out of business. Handmade Toy Alliance, Fashion Incubator (Thanks, Sarah!) ...

Consumer safety rules could drive crafters out of business
MAKE Magazine — ... with a date and batch number. All of these changes will be fairly easy for large, multinational toy manufacturers to comply with. Large manufacturers who make thousands of units of each toy have very little incremental cost to pay for testing and update their molds to include batch labels. For small American, Canadian, and European toymakers, however, the costs of mandatory testing will likely drive them out of business. More: National Bankruptcy Day. Help Save Handmade Toys in the USA from the CPSIA. ...