Rae,
Thanks for that. My letter to MAF was pretty long and complicated - perhaps too much so if they are English-language challenged! Maybe I should try a simpler version... :?
I really didn't understand that part about some things having to be heat or chemically treated. Didn't know if I was supposed to do that or they did that?
Also was hoping to get an exception for my Native American jewelry that, unfortunately, has a few small pieces of coral...
I appreciate all your posts on the MAF subject - I read them several times!
RoadRunner