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Article: Getting the lead out: home improvement channel shows concern over new legislation.(INDUSTRY LEGISLATION)
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- Hardware Retailing
- Article date:
- November 1, 2009
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A BILL PASSED IN 2006 requiring California (AB1953) and Vermont ($152) to limit the allowable amount of lead in defined plumbing fixtures to a maximum of 0.25 percent is quickly approaching its due date. Under the bill, products with excess lead must be phased out by Jan. 1, 2010. And while only California and Vermont currently have outstanding bills with the mandates, reallocation of inventory from these areas will inevitably affect all levels of the supply chain.
"This legislation will have a significant impact on independent hardware and home improvement retailers," says Bruce Bloom, owner of North Hollywood Hardware in Studio City, Calif. "If you're a big-box ...