Big trouble

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This should have quite an impact on diecast:

CPSIA February 10 Effective Date for New Lead and Phthalate Standards

As you know, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 imposes new standards on toys and children’s products relating to lead and phthalate content. The effective date of the new standards is February 10, 2009. You may review the standards here. Within the past few days, the CPSC General Counsel has issued the following opinions regarding the applicability of the February 10 effective date to product in inventory.

Lead
In a letter dated November 14, 2008, the CPSC General Counsel said:

“The Commission is aware of the potentially significant economic impact that the new Act could have on any remaining inventory next February. However, Congress stated that children’s products that did not meet the new lead limits would be treated as ‘a banned hazardous substance’ under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act as of February 10, 2009, and made it unlawful to ‘sell, offer for sale, manufacture for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the United States’ any banned hazardous substance.”

Therefore, the Commission is abiding by its original announcement on September 12, that “products that contain lead above the limit set in the CPSIA cannot be sold from inventory or on store shelves after February 10, 2009.”

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You can google the law. It is H.R. 4040

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How much lead is in a typical die-cast; or is it dependent on the manufacturer?