As reported by the Toy Industry Association, a federal judge has granted a motion to stay an Albany County law banning the sale of toys and other children’s products containing certain chemicals. The law will not be enforced while the county seeks to address the serious legal concerns raised by a lawsuit filed by the Safe to Play Coalition last month.
The coalition of small, U.S.-based sellers of toys and children’s products asserts that Local Law J is illegal and unnecessary, because it violates federal preemptive safety laws and bans the sale of safe children’s products that otherwise meet strict federal requirements under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) and the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). Congress enacted those provisions to ensure that strict, uniform standards would govern the safety of children’s products nationwide
