FB-MOPS-RECALL-Information-for-Consignment-Sale-Items

Important Notice!

Due to a new law taking effect on February 10, 2009, First Baptist MOPS Consignment Sale is now requiring that all sellers check the Consumer Product Safety Commission website www.cpsc.gov to make sure that they are not selling any item that has been recalled or has unsafe levels of lead (more than 600 ppm total lead). The portion relating to resellers (that’s you), states this:

“The new safety law does not require resellers to test children’s products in inventory for compliance with the lead limit before they are sold. However, resellers cannot sell children’s products that exceed the lead limit and therefore should avoid products that are likely to have lead content, unless they have testing or other information to indicate the products being sold have less than the new limit. Those resellers that do sell products in violation of the new limits could face civil and/or criminal penalties.

When the CPSIA was signed into law on August 14, 2008, it became unlawful to sell recalled products. All resellers should check the CPSC Web site

(www.cpsc.gov) for information on recalled products before taking into inventory or selling a product. The selling of recalled products also could carry civil and/or criminal penalties.

While CPSC expects every company to comply fully with the new laws resellers should pay special attention to certain product categories. Among these are recalled children’s products, particularly cribs and play yards; children’s products that may contain lead, such as children’s jewelry and painted wooden or metal toys; flimsily made toys that are easily breakable into small parts; toys that lack the required age warnings; and dolls and stuffed toys that have buttons, eyes, noses or other small parts that are not securely fastened and could present a choking hazard for young children.”

(For full text, visit http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09086.html)

While we realize that it will take you a little more time to ensure that your items are safe, we all must comply with the new law, and ultimately this law protects all of our children, and that is a good thing.

For us to be able to continue this sale, we need to have the cooperation of all of our sellers in this matter. We will have quality-control sorters checking for recalls (including high-lead content) at the sale, but due to the volume of items and the time constraints of the sale, it will be very arduous for us to check every item. Your pre-screening is vital. We will be paying special attention to the categories highlighted above. We assume no responsibility for any items that are in violation of the law. We reserve the right to pull any items suspected of violating the law, and we will impose a $20 per item fine for any item found that is listed as recalled on the CPSC website.

Signing into the Consignment Sale system verifies that you have checked the Consumer Product Safety Commission website (www.cpsc.gov) for recalled products, and that you are not attempting to sell any recalled items, whether recalled for safety or lead content. You agree to assume full responsibility for any civil or criminal penalties resulting from the sale or attempted sale of any of my items found to be in violation of the law. You recognize that First Baptist Church, the Family Life Center, First Baptist MOPS, and MOPS International, as well as any person or persons working on behalf of these entities or volunteering at the First Baptist MOPS Consignment Sale assume no responsibility or liability for any of the items that you enter into this consignment sale.

You will have to sign a document stating you understand these terms at check in.

Thank you,

First Baptist MOPS Consignment Sale

www.fbcgmops.org