Tag Archives: Handmade Toy Alliance

Amending the CPSIA

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve written before about the Handmade Toy Alliance, of which my cousin Jill Chuckas is the secretary. The HTA was formed after the passage of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008 because it was interpreted by the … Continue reading →

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Handmade Toy Alliance update

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

My cousin Jill Chuckas, who first alerted me to the Handmade Toy Alliance and its efforts to modify the CPSIA back in January, recently sent me an update on the HTA and its activities at this time. You can read … Continue reading →

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A letter to the President

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s another update from the Handmade Toy Alliance, in the form of a letter to the President on the current state of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and the need for a technical amendment to it for small … Continue reading →

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Cottage foods

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, I’ve touted the Handmade Toy Alliance, of which my cousin Jill is a member, on behalf of folks who run small home-based businesses making toys, crafts, clothes, and the like. Via a Facebook message from an old … Continue reading →

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The HTA and the Times

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The New York Times wrote an editorial about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). Unfortunately, they seem to have misunderstood what all the fuss is about. As many parents, and ultimately manufacturers, learned the hard way, the Bush administration … Continue reading →

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Handmade Toy Alliance wins a stay

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Some good news from last week for the Handmade Toy Alliance – they got a one year reprieve on enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Federal regulators on Friday postponed some testing requirements that would have forced many … Continue reading →

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And now the real work begins

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday was a lot of fun, wasn’t it? (Well, for most of us, anyway.) I suspect there was a pretty big dip in productivity right around 11 AM at most workplaces. But now that the pomp is over, it’s time … Continue reading →

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