News Local manufacturers, retailers and importers of children's goods met this morning in North Portland to develop a plan of action dealing with a new law giving them the costly task of testing what they sell for lead, phthalates and choking hazards. “We need to lobby on the federal level and we need to lobby on the local level,” Milagros owner Tony Fuentes told the crowd of about 30 ...   More

News Good news for worried toy retailers and manufacturers in Portland and elsewhere. Last week, the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission voted to delay the testing mandate for lead and other hazardous materials in children's products for another year. Many local retailers had begun a coalition to draw awareness to their concerns, which included fears that the requirements would prove too ...   More