The Consumer Product Safety Commission ($63.25 million 2008 budget, 401 employees), after much deliberation, has banned crystal rhinestones from children’s products. There is no evidence of harm.
The precautionary principle strikes again.
Regulation of the Day 22: Rhinestones
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