CPSC to Reopen Comment Period on Feasibility of Kid's 100 ppm Lead Content Limit
On March 3, 2011, the Consumer Product Safety Commission voted to publish a notice keeping the record open for an additional 15 days to allow Commission-requested comments to be submitted on the technological feasibility of meeting the 100 parts per…
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million lead content limit for children's products. This limit is set to take effect August 14, 2011, unless CPSC determines it is not technologically feasible with regard to a product or product category. According to a blog by Commissioner Nord, the notice should be published in about a week, effectively providing three weeks to respond. She indicates that CPSC will consider all comments submitted, but the notice appears to be limited to specific information and studies requested by the Commissioners during their February 16, 2011 hearing.