Thread: New Maine law restricts lead in toys

New Maine law restricts lead in toys

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
AUGUSTA (AP) - Environmental health advocates say Maine's new law to restrict lead in toys makes the state a national leader.

As of July 2009, the law will ban the sale of children's products in Maine that contain more than 90 parts per million lead. Current federal regulations only bar the sale of products if lead paint has more than 600 parts per million.

Advocates say the new law has the highest health protective standard in the country, with Washington state.

Gov. John Baldacci joined lawmakers and other bill supporters Monday to put his signature on the bill.

He actually signed it into law in April.

What will the dollar store do now? LOL
They sell all the lead crap...

Did they fund the state lab with $$$$ to test the toys? How many inspector
will they hire? Is this all show and no go?

Do you have a link to the article?

Originally Posted by jimpasz

Did they fund the state lab with $$$$ to test the toys? How many inspector
will they hire? Is this all show and no go?

Do you have a link to the article?

It's from the AP and had this #AP-ES-05-05-08 1658EDT

http://www.sunjournal.com/story/264125- ... d_in_toys/
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Here's the comments. Mine is a fake name, Susan. I had the same question as you!

Comments:

Posted By:E at May 6, 2008 5:43 AM (Suggest Removal)
Does this mean that the state will file criminal charges against the chinese companies that keep selling the toys or are they going file them against the american companies that keep importing them? What would be the purpose of a law that didn't do anything?



Posted By:Susan at May 6, 2008 9:20 AM (Suggest Removal)
Sounds really good if it is actually done! Who will watch over the toys? What will the dollar stores do now!



Posted Byrew at May 6, 2008 12:02 PM (Suggest Removal)
What will probably happen is that you will not be able to buy ANY toys in Maine. Why would a company want to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on testing just to sell a few toys in Maine. Maine is such a small market that we just don't matter. The law of unintended consequences will come to bear and I'll bet that even small Maine manufacturers will be put out of business or penalized by this law. But it's "FOR THE CHILDREN" so we must do it!