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Manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers should also be aware that CPSC will:
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**a children's product to the extent that it is made of certain natural materials, such as wood, cotton, wool, or certain metals and alloys which the Commission has recognized rarely, if ever, contain lead;3 {* ?' Z* S4 z. @
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**an ordinary children's book printed after 1985; or2 E( ?2 m) U% q: ~1 x
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**dyed or undyed textiles (not including leather, vinyl or PVC) and non-metallic thread and trim used in children's apparel and other fabric products, such as baby blankets." m: x4 d1 _2 M5 |: y! q: y- l
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(The Commission generally will not prosecute someone for making, selling or distributing items in these categories even if it turns out that such an item actually contains more than 600 ppm lead.) |
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