CPSIA

In order to save money, increases profits or make more for the shareholder. Big business has used outsourcing to get cheap labor. Yeah their team but at what cost. I know of a company that decided to outsource some of their products to Mexico. Which after a year that did not work so well for them so they moved to Canada ,oops did not work again so now they are now trying China or some other country. The quality of their product is not great and is not going to get better. I remember when people were encouraged to buy "THE USA LABEL" now not so much.
As thing are outscored when they come back in they are not checked to see if they are dangerous. They are not tested for safety. This was not required by our government or the big businesses. So what we got back were unsafe.
Now we will have to pay for the problem. People that don't have the big business behind them or the money to compete will be come no more. We will be forced to close shop some before we even have a shot to start. People that make handmade items some one of a kind items some make a small quantity of the same item but not enough to pay for the new testing requirements. But the big business will either pay the fines or pay for the testing. No big deal for them in China they can make thousands or millions of a thing and not a big cost to test a batch. for a handmade business it will kill their business.
We will be losing a very precious commodity. Things made from the heart and soul of real people. Something special for one person. Something not mass produced for the all. I for one will miss them. If you look through the handmade item you will find things that are there to help the environment ex. cloth diapers, diaper liners, nursing pads, menstrual pads, leather shoes, recycled items remade, and thing that will not kill the environment as they break down will help the earth. Most of the thing I mentioned above are washable, reusable and biodegradable.
If the material is tested why is it needed to be retested. once a piece of it is cut and sewed together or knitted into a hat.
There is one more consideration some of these small businesses are going to come up with something amazing and nobody will ever know. They won't be able to afford to test the thing to get it started. What will we miss. I have seen some amazing thing out there. Now most of them will just disappear.