Toy Lead Limits Cut Two-Thirds by U.S. Consumer Safety Panel

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted to lower limits on lead content in children’s goods, starting next month, while raising concerns about the costs to retailers who may have to dispose of inventory.

Today’s 3-2 vote comes four years after the discovery of lead paint in toys from China that prompted legislation expanding the safety agency’s powers. The commission followed its staff’s recommendation today to lower the maximum acceptable lead content to 100 parts per million, from 300 parts per million.