"China has always conducted international trade in the spirit of being responsible to its trade partners and itself," China's Commerce Minister Bo Xilai said in a statement published Thursday on the ministry's Web site. "Ninety-nine percent of China's exports are good and safe." AP
1 in a 100 products Made in China will kill you
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Mr. BIG(ot)audio,
To set matters straight, no one has died from any products made in China. It is because of big corperation like Mattel that have items made to a price that forces the manufacturers in China to subcontract some of the painting work out to smallers enterprises. These smallers businesses will use the cheapest materials available to them.
Now that the problem is known, all that is needed is some regulation and product checks to eliminate unsafe products.
To set matters straight, no one has died from any products made in China. It is because of big corperation like Mattel that have items made to a price that forces the manufacturers in China to subcontract some of the painting work out to smallers enterprises. These smallers businesses will use the cheapest materials available to them.
Now that the problem is known, all that is needed is some regulation and product checks to eliminate unsafe products.
Hey doc, what's a smallers business? Is that like someone who only sells to people that are shrinking? And has Mattel opened up an office in tennessee? Hey y'all, I'm aheadin' down to da CoroERation fer some vittles......
bigaudio said:"Ninety-nine percent of China's exports are good and safe." AP
The statement does not mean that "1 in a 100 products Made in China will kill you"
Correct! But it DOES mean that many more people will check labels on edible products before they buy...Papi Chulo said:The statement does not mean that "1 in a 100 products Made in China will kill you"
but it does say that 1 in 100 products is unsafe and NO good.....put it this way: it may not kill you but would YOU want to buy that 1 product, say, imitation viagra, that clogs the blood vessels to your wiener, or how about a bicycle whose brakes fail at a red light and you get hit by a truck?Papi Chulo said:The statement does not mean that "1 in a 100 products Made in China will kill you"
Sorry, a 1% deficiency rate is HORRIBLE considering some of the products they produce (ie: medicines)
Well, if we consider the pet food recall, the lead paint, and who knows what else... it may very well be more than 1 in 100. A friend over there says many of them are embarrased by these revelations, as well as many more which only affect the domestic population. Things we normally would never hear about.
Have to agree with that, sadly.The Fruity Hare said:Well, if we consider the pet food recall, the lead paint, and who knows what else... it may very well be more than 1 in 100. A friend over there says many of them are embarrased by these revelations, as well as many more which only affect the domestic population. Things we normally would never hear about.
If you travel frequently to HK/China or have friends in the region, you'd know that sub standard products are quite a big problem there. CCTV has covered lots of cases in the past years. Lots. For some of them you have to see it to believe it ... the stuff they put in dumplings for one example.
Their governmant has always been awared of the problem, and the shit is still happening. My 2 cents, the country is simply too big , too fast for it's current resource to police/inspect .Add corruption on top of that. Not a pretty picture, and we are not talking about their domestic counterfeit products yet.
Hopefully with all the global attention , things will change step by step for the better.
Mind you I am not saying all Chinese made goods are shit , since China has been churning out quality products for foreign companies that enforce tight QC.
OK Mr Hare: lead paint? come on, that hasn't been around since the 60's and possibly even before that.
Yes I will admit that we do have our own QC problems here but if you consider the amount of goods we produce and consume, the number is more likely >.0001% as opposed to 1%.
The main difference here is that when we discover something's amiss, we do a recall and pull all the products off the shelf. There, they keep on producing the items knowing there's a problem.....
Yes I will admit that we do have our own QC problems here but if you consider the amount of goods we produce and consume, the number is more likely >.0001% as opposed to 1%.
The main difference here is that when we discover something's amiss, we do a recall and pull all the products off the shelf. There, they keep on producing the items knowing there's a problem.....
China is too big to be 100% safe consider SARS ABF
Sars was known to them, Avian bird flu also, both covered up; the beetle that kills our maple trees, lead in toys, pet food etc...maybe we would be better off spending the extra $ and keeping Canada safe and employed...
did you know that Walmart is 3% of the Chinese economy?? That is amazing.
Think about it the next time you shop.
my 2 cents
Sars was known to them, Avian bird flu also, both covered up; the beetle that kills our maple trees, lead in toys, pet food etc...maybe we would be better off spending the extra $ and keeping Canada safe and employed...
did you know that Walmart is 3% of the Chinese economy?? That is amazing.
Think about it the next time you shop.
my 2 cents
Huh??tboy said:OK Mr Hare: lead paint? come on, that hasn't been around since the 60's and possibly even before that.
http://www.golder.com/default.asp?PID=144&LID=1
When Did Lead Paint become an Important Issue?
In the early 1970s, the relationship between lead and physical and mental impacts became better understood and in particular, the exposure of children in residential dwellings was a prime focus of concern. The recent increase in interior renovations of older residential buildings has raised concern about lead being released into indoor air. Also, where painted surfaces are not in good condition, children have been known to pick and remove paint chips, ingesting or inhaling lead dust and particles.
In response to concerns, many laws have been passed to limit the concentration of lead used in various products; including exterior and interior paints, furniture varnishes and other household products. What many did not realize at the time was that many items used by the public, and especially children, still contained lead. Items like paints used on toys and playground equipment may still contain high lead concentrations.
The operative word there is May.....Where it was widespread prior to the 70's......Hell, in toronto they tore down all the playground equipment made with pressure treated lumber because it posed a possible health risk....
www.nytimes.com/2007/08/02/business/02toy.html?ex=1343707200&en=1f7a6cb6a8627d6e&ei=5088&part...tboy said:OK Mr Hare: lead paint? come on, that hasn't been around since the 60's and possibly even before that.
Yes I will admit that we do have our own QC problems here but if you consider the amount of goods we produce and consume, the number is more likely >.0001% as opposed to 1%.
The main difference here is that when we discover something's amiss, we do a recall and pull all the products off the shelf. There, they keep on producing the items knowing there's a problem.....
Mattel, the maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars, is recalling nearly one million toys in the United States today because the products are covered in lead paint.
According to Mattel, all the toys were made by a contract manufacturer in China.
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Mattel is hardly the first manufacturer to encounter a breakdown in the Chinese production chain. In recent months, factories in China have been sources of poisonous pet food sold in stores in the United States, dangerous car tires, and lead paint on the popular Thomas & Friends wooden toys.
