Monday, April 5, 2010

CPSIA - It's Not Just Us . . . .

From the Charleston Daily Mail, an article entitled "Recall the CPSC":

Recall the CPSC

From the Associated Press: “Hockey sticks with too much lead in the paint, glass water bottles that can shatter and extension cords with too little coating are among the items posing a danger to consumers this week.”

Led paint in hockey sticks is a health hazard?

To whom?

[Any] kid dumb enough to chew hockey sticks is already lead-brained.

The Consumer Products Safety Commission is insane.

This is an overfunded, overstaffed agency that worries about things that no one in their right minds would worry about things that even the most anal-retentive hypochondriac would not think of.

It recalled 12 products today.

11 had no consumer injuries. None. Zip. Zilch. No harm, no foul.

The one that had a problem was a glass bottle that — are you ready for this — could shatter.

This is a bloated agency that costs consumers billions from unnecessary recalls of products — costs that are passed on later in the sale of other products.

Plus, all that re-shipping burns oil — making the environment more hazardous and making the nation more dependent on foreign oil.

The Associated Press report:

Hockey sticks with too much lead in the paint, glass water bottles that can shatter and extension cords with too little coating are among the items posing a danger to consumers this week.

A few more of the usual suspects also surfaced — food items with possible salmonella contamination and childrens’ clothing items with hazardous drawstrings.

Here are this week’s recalls: [Recall notices omitted, but can be seen in the original article at the link above.]

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I do not believe the hockey stick recall was initiated by CPSA, it is based on a Canadian recall last week

The important take away for U.S. businesses seems to be that "sporting goods" such as hockey sticks will be considered children's products in Canada.

The larger question, of course, is why. in light of all the current legislation in the U.S. (and the soon to be matching legislation in Canada, put in place to prevent the dumping of non-compliant U.S. products) the manufacturer felt the need to use a lead based paint.

Paul said...

Excuse me, Rick, please allow me to answer Anoni's "larger Question".

It's simple; manufacturers would and should produce products only according to their customers' requirements, not according to their feeling.

Now, here is my Larger Question. Is Waxman's CPSIA fiasco genuinely addressing the reasonable and practical needs of our Nation? Is this how we want our Nation to move forward by going back to Nixon's secrecy?

If anyone believes that lead in paint in hockey sticks is a health hazard... ... Fine! I respect that.

Happymom4 aka Hope Anne said...

Yeah, I know . . . you just always are seeing those 2 year olds out sitting in the middle of the hockey rink just a chewing away on those hockey sticks . . . Just DISGRACEFUL. Why, they just EAT those things UP!

What's next?? Recalling all the glass drinking glasses in everyone's house?! Making all our house windows out of plastic?!