MJSA: Support legislation to ease lead-content law
Republican Rep. Joe Barton of Texas has introduced legislation to the House of Representatives that will significantly ease the strict mandates of a new law restricting lead content in children's...
JA offers guidance on lead law
Jewelers of America is offering a new guidance document to help industry members understand the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, a law that regulates the amount of lead content allowed in all...
E-tail hazards include getting sued from afar
The benefits of advertising and selling jewelry online are clear, but the complications of doing business from afar might be less obvious, as one jeweler found out after dealing with a dissatisfied...
Keep it legal with appraisals based on fact
While many jewelry appraisals are accurate and reliable, those that are not erode consumer confidence and hurt the industry, to say nothing of the fact that they break the law. A Jewelers Vigilance...
GIA recalls Illuminator Polariscope model
Carlsbad, Calif.--The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is issuing a recall on one model of its Illuminator Polariscope after several people reported receiving a brief, static-like shock while...
Gemesis COO McEwen leaving in April
Sarasota, Fla.--Clark McEwen, chief operating officer of lab-grown-diamond company Gemesis, will leave the company when his contract expires in April, McEwen confirmed to National Jeweler on Monday.
Yehuda sues Blue Nile over treatment disclosure
New York--Yehuda Diamond Co. has filed a lawsuit on behalf of consumers who purchased emeralds from Blue Nile, claiming the Seattle-based online jewelry retailer sold treated emeralds without the full...
MJSA programs help jewelers comply with lead law
Providence, R.I.--Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America (MJSA) is now offering members two quality-control programs that will help companies comply with the new federal restrictions on lead...