Consumer Product Regulations Strain Small Businesses

A new rate for liability insurance—which exploded what she paid previously by 300 percent—has brought Fay to the breaking point.
Consumer Product Regulations Strain Small Businesses
Andrea Hayley
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/smallBiz+article_Andrea_DSC_0004.jpg" alt="HOLDING HOPE: Jolie Fay, owner of Skipping Hippos, a home manufacturer of children's ponchos and jackets, displays a selection of ponchos that she has made. Fay has been struggling for three years to meet new requirements for lead testing imposed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). (Courtesy of Jolie Fay)" title="HOLDING HOPE: Jolie Fay, owner of Skipping Hippos, a home manufacturer of children's ponchos and jackets, displays a selection of ponchos that she has made. Fay has been struggling for three years to meet new requirements for lead testing imposed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). (Courtesy of Jolie Fay)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1799522"/></a>
HOLDING HOPE: Jolie Fay, owner of Skipping Hippos, a home manufacturer of children's ponchos and jackets, displays a selection of ponchos that she has made. Fay has been struggling for three years to meet new requirements for lead testing imposed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). (Courtesy of Jolie Fay)
Andrea Hayley
Andrea Hayley
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Reporting on the business of food, food tech, and Silicon Alley, I studied the Humanities as an undergraduate, and obtained a Master of Arts in business journalism from Columbia University. I love covering the people, and the passion, that animates innovation in America. Email me at andrea dot hayley at epochtimes.com
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