We are excited to let you know that some of our manufacturers are coming up with solutions to allow them to continue selling their pure organic clothing for the time being without needing to go through the extra hoops of expensive testing. Most of the European manufacturers we work with have certifications that already meet and exceed the CPSIA requirements, and many of our US manufacturers are using XRF technology to inexpensively test their clothing. The XRF testing is also what we are doing with our current inventory. All of this is getting us by for the time being - and we continue to pray for changes in the law that will allow wonderful companies like the ones we work with to continue to sell their extremely pure organic clothing without having to undergo expensive third party testing. That requirement kicks in August 14, 2009, so we'll be watching for clarifications and exemptions from the CPSIA committee and will keep you posted on changes.
We are keeping our endangered clothing page current as we continue talking to our manufacturers to determine if we can restock their clothing as this new law takes effect - as we hear positive news, we remove items from the endangered clothing list. Hopefully the entire page can disappear soon!
So, we press on for now and plan on having some new spring clothing to offer soon. Stay tuned for a special coupon to announce their arrival! And come check out the super end of season deals in our store! Sale ends February 10.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Your CPSIA Partners
We've just added a page to our website which details our plan to band together and survive the CPSIA! Check it out!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
CPSIA Information and Solutions
TO MANUFACTURERS, RETAILERS, and ANYONE involved in the creation of children's products: We have put our years of experience in the industry behind an innovative and cost effective solution for those of you who manufacture children's products (including cottage industry and handmade artisans), to allow you to sell your existing inventory and spring collection in spite of the February 10 deadline. We are in this together! Please contact us for more information.
TO OUR CUSTOMER FAMILY: Here at Hanna's Dream, we are committed to continuing to provide pure organic children's clothing to the families of America. If you are reading this, you most likely have come across some startling news in the past few weeks about the enactment of recent consumer protection legislation here in the US. Beginning February 10, 2009, all children's products (including organic clothing), must be tested to show a lead level of 600 ppm or less (in August the amount drops to 300 ppm). There are also strict labeling requirements that will be taking effect in the future. The law is broad and extremely complicated, and it the scope and magnitude are enormous. There is no reason to believe that certified organic clothing contains any lead, but in accordance with the new law, we will be making every effort to test all our current inventory to have it certified as legal for sale.
We have been contacting our manufacturers, in particular our overseas partners, and have found most of them are just now becoming aware of the fact that they will need to conduct additional testing of their already certified clothing to continue to sell here in the United States. The future availability of organic clothing from Europe is in serious jeopardy. For that reason, we have put together a page on our website entitled "Endangered Clothing" to give you a glimpse of the clothing that might be difficult to find in the US in the future. We will continue to press on and partner with manufacturers with the hope that we will be able to continue to provide their superior products to the families of America.
For more detailed information about this new law, please see the official CPSIA website.
TO OUR CUSTOMER FAMILY: Here at Hanna's Dream, we are committed to continuing to provide pure organic children's clothing to the families of America. If you are reading this, you most likely have come across some startling news in the past few weeks about the enactment of recent consumer protection legislation here in the US. Beginning February 10, 2009, all children's products (including organic clothing), must be tested to show a lead level of 600 ppm or less (in August the amount drops to 300 ppm). There are also strict labeling requirements that will be taking effect in the future. The law is broad and extremely complicated, and it the scope and magnitude are enormous. There is no reason to believe that certified organic clothing contains any lead, but in accordance with the new law, we will be making every effort to test all our current inventory to have it certified as legal for sale.
We have been contacting our manufacturers, in particular our overseas partners, and have found most of them are just now becoming aware of the fact that they will need to conduct additional testing of their already certified clothing to continue to sell here in the United States. The future availability of organic clothing from Europe is in serious jeopardy. For that reason, we have put together a page on our website entitled "Endangered Clothing" to give you a glimpse of the clothing that might be difficult to find in the US in the future. We will continue to press on and partner with manufacturers with the hope that we will be able to continue to provide their superior products to the families of America.
For more detailed information about this new law, please see the official CPSIA website.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
New Law that Will Affect Children's Organic Clothing!
The Consumer Product Safety Information Act (CPSIA) is due to take effect on February 10, 2009. The CPSIA has lots of different requirements regarding testing for lead and phthalates of all products (including organic clothing) intended for children age 12 and under. Under the very important auspices of child safety, the Act may have grave unintended consequences: fewer choices for families who are looking for organic clothing and natural toys. Many retailers of children's clothing (including small businesses like our own) have expressed fears that they won't be able stay in business due to the burdensome cost of testing and certification pursuant to the proposed legislation.
Currently there is a lot of uncertainty about how exactly this law will "look" once February 10 arrives, and lawmakers are at work clarifying the details. But our family here at Hanna's Dream is currently preparing by analyzing our inventory and contacting our manufacturers to determine our next steps. Next weekend we will send out another email with more specifics regarding our store and what items will be no longer available in the future. We are also stocking up a bit, personally speaking, on clothing for our two girls (including removing items from our own stock) as undoubtedly there are some huge changes on the horizon.
We wanted you, or customer family, to be informed of these potential changes as there is still time - time to email Congress, spread the word so we can all be informed, and stock up on favorite organic clothing and natural toy items that may be difficult to buy in America in the future.
For more information, please check the following link:
http://nationalbankruptcyday.com/
Currently there is a lot of uncertainty about how exactly this law will "look" once February 10 arrives, and lawmakers are at work clarifying the details. But our family here at Hanna's Dream is currently preparing by analyzing our inventory and contacting our manufacturers to determine our next steps. Next weekend we will send out another email with more specifics regarding our store and what items will be no longer available in the future. We are also stocking up a bit, personally speaking, on clothing for our two girls (including removing items from our own stock) as undoubtedly there are some huge changes on the horizon.
We wanted you, or customer family, to be informed of these potential changes as there is still time - time to email Congress, spread the word so we can all be informed, and stock up on favorite organic clothing and natural toy items that may be difficult to buy in America in the future.
For more information, please check the following link:
http://nationalbankruptcyday.com/
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