My sister Kim (from Overallbeauty.com) sent over this link to a great article on Bloomberg about the upcoming CPSIA law. If you haven't taken a few minutes to tell President Obama how you feel about the law or join the fight, please do.

A little history (excerpted from the Bloomberg article):

21 Million Toys

Mattel recalled more than 21 million Chinese-made toys in 2007. Many were found to have dangerous levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested by children and can cause brain damage and learning problems.

Congress responded last July by approving legislation expanding an existing ban on lead in paint to all products for children age 12 and younger, from toys to jewelry to vinyl bibs. The measure, which passed the Senate by 89-3 and the House by 424-1, increases fines on violators to as much as $15 million, and requires outside testing to prove products are safe.

Major companies, facing a public backlash, clamped down on suppliers even before the lawmakers acted. Toymakers boosted spending on safety testing to more than $600 million last year, more than double that in 2007, according to the Toy Industry Association.

Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, told toy vendors last March to meet lead-testing guidelines based on “where we thought the law would go,” said Sarah Thorn, director for international trade at the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company.