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The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act makes it illegal to sell toys that haven’t been tested for lead content.  In general, I think that’s a perfectly fine idea.  At the same time, wiping out the second-hand market for clothing and books seems pretty draconian.  And this just stinks.  Maybe CPSIA could use a revisit?

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