[The following report was filed by Susan Maphis, a regular contributor to the Upscale Baby Blog and fan of homemade products threatened by the CPSIA]

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) is slated to go into effect on February 10, 2009. If this act goes into effect as written, it could significantly impact anyone who sells children’s products.  For more information about the CPSIA, read my recent article: The End of Handmade. I have compiled this list of resources below for those interested in more information about this critical issue.

• Business is Personal article about surviving the CPSIA for retailers and manufacturers
• Fashion Incubator survey assessing the economic impact the CPSIA
• Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSIA information page
• CPSIA information from the National Association of Resale and Thrift Shops
• Petition to Save Second-Hand Kids Clothes & Toys (also includes an automated page that will automatically send message to your senators and representatives, based on your zip code)
• The top 10 issues from this list on change.org will be presented to President Obama after his inauguration - vote for “save small business from the CPSIA”
• Write to your Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives
• Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSIA Subscription List
• Contact your U.S. Senator
• Read this blog: Save Kids Resale & Consignment Shops
• CPSIA discussion group on ning.com
• Help Ebay build a FAQ about the CPSIA. Questions you post will be presented to the CPSC.
• On January 12, a class-action lawsuit was drafted against the CPSIA by the Kushner Law Firm on behalf of some small businesses impacted by the CPSIA.