Susquehanna Conference

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317 Nichols Street
Clearfield, PA  16830                                   
814-765-3496

HUB Coordinator - Margaret Daub     mpdaub@verizon.net

 Clearfield Area Mission Central HUB

NOTICE

This is the quote from our Mission Central Executive Director, Eric DeWalt's email dated February 26, 2009.

"We can  no longer supply any products designed for children under the age of 12 unless we have proof they have less than the allowed amount of lead per the CPSIA 101 act.

"The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 ("CPSIA") makes a number of changes to the laws enforced by the Consumer Product Safety Commiinssion ("CPSC").  Among those changes are new limits on the amount of lead allowed in consumer products designed or intended primarily for children 12 years old and younger (i.e., children's products).  (Note that the statutory definition of consumer products, and hence children's products, excludes drugs, devices, or cosmetics.)  Specifically, Section 101 of the CPSIA states that a children's product will be considered a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act unless it contains no more than 600 ppm of lead as of February 10, 2009; no more than 300 ppm of lead as of August14, 2009; and no more than 100 ppm of lead as of August 14, 2011 (if such a low level is technically feasible).  The law allows the CPSC to exempt certain products from the lead requirement on its own initiative or upon request of an "interested person".  If the CPSC determines a children's product is not subject to the lead requirements, it is exempt from the mandatory testing requirements in Section 102 of the CPSIA.

While there are exemptions for clothing made of cotton, wool, hemp and other natural fibers, the articles may not have plastic buttons, synthetic thread or non-approved zippers or snaps.  It is my IMMEDIATE recommendation that we do not accept or distribute any children-specific articles for the foreseeable future until we get a better understanding of the new ruling."  

The above notice also means that we will not be sending out any school kit bags until further notice.  In the meantime, we will continue doing health kits as this is an ongoing need.  Please bring your health kits to the Hub site at West Side UMC through the end of March.  After Easter, we will concentrate on flood buckets.

Thank you for all you do to help others. 

In His Service,                                                                    Margaret Daub                                                               

Mission Central needs Health Kits - click "HELP US" on the home page, then click "kits" and you will find the items listed to complete a Health Kit.  Any questions, please call me at 814-765-3496 or email mpdaub@verizon.net.

Thank you.