From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Disgruntled California consumer Roy Werbel is the latest to file putative class-action complaints against the makers of Cap’n Crunch Crunchberries and Froot Loops because their products do not contain actual fruit or, as the case may be, froot. [SF Weekly and followup via Above the Law] Earlier coverage here, here, here, etc.

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Strange goings-on in Ontario. [Toronto Sun]

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The state of CPSIA

by Walter Olson on October 1, 2009

On the craft site Etsy, Cecilia Leibovitz of the Handmade Toy Alliance provides an update on the present state of affairs, including component testing, rhinestone workarounds, and the CPSC’s exemption of ordinary fabric (but not many other constituents of sewn goods) from third party testing.