The Consumer Product Safety Information Act (CPSIA) is a
terrible law that is costing American businesses billions of
dollars and eliminating thousands of jobs – all in the name of
protecting children from lead poisoning. The law illustrates
perfectly the problem with giving government too much power over
our lives. CPSIA over-regulates something that in reality is not
a problem. CPSIA’s purpose is to protect children from lead
poisoning. A recent study of 899 Consumer Product Safety
Commission product recalls over an 11 year period found that
only one child in that period died from lead poisoning
attributable to the recalled products. Why is the government
regulating something that is statistically insignificant? The
answer is because that is what government does. Government
decides what is important and needs regulation and the facts be
damned. Government knows best and government will fix it for us.
Here are some of the findings of the study of CPSC recalls over
11 years: - Recalls: 899 - Products Recalled