The Consumer Product Safety Commission just released its guidance for resellers of children's products.

In a nutshell, thrift stores, consignment sales and other resellers of children's products will not have to test for lead. But if they happen to sell a product with lead in it they could get in trouble. See my past posts on this topic here.

Here are the key points directly from the release:

"The new law requires that domestic manufacturers and importers certify that children’s products made after February 10 meet all the new safety standards and the lead ban. Sellers of used children’s products, such as thrift stores and consignment stores, are not required to certify that those products meet the new lead limits, phthalates standard or new toy standards.

The new safety law does not require resellers to test children’s products in inventory for compliance with the lead limit before they are sold. However, resellers cannot sell children’s products that exceed the lead limit and therefore should avoid products that are likely to have lead content, unless they have testing or other information to indicate the products being sold have less than the new limit. Those resellers that do sell products in violation of the new limits could face civil and/or criminal penalties."

You can find it all here.

I also just got word that Cary's First United Methodist Church's Children's Consignment has moved its date up to Feb. 7.

Mandy tells me that they'll have more details about consigning and the correct dates on the sale's Web site this evening. Go to www.consignwithfumc.com for details.

Also, Rick of ARound Again Consignments, who decided to stop accepting kids clothing Tuesday  night, said they are now selling them and accepting them again.