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67% of 2007 recalls were China imports
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | February 25, 2008

Posted on 02/26/2008 3:23:32 AM PST by Man50D

WASHINGTON – While China continues to promise to impose higher safety standards on exports, a WND study shows two of every three products recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission last year were Chinese imports – with an upward trend of defective, unsafe products found in every quarter of 2007.

The CPSC recalled a total of 447 products for safety concerns last year. Of those, 298 were manufactured in China. Only 62 were made in the USA. The rest were made in other countries.

In 2006, the CPSC recalled a total of 467 kinds of products – 221 of which were Chinese imports. Only 113 were for products made in the USA.

As recently as 2002, the figures were virtually reversed – with 150 U.S. made products being recalled and just 99 from China.

The trend illustrates not only vastly different standards in safety between the two countries, but also a massive shift in manufacturing from the U.S. to China. The Chinese products recalled in 2007 include:

Portable baby swings that entrap youngsters, resulting in 60 reports of cuts, bruises and abrasions; Swimming pool ladders that break, resulting in 127 reports of injuries, including leg lacerations requiring up to 21 stitches, five reports of bone fractures, two back injuries, two reports of torn ligaments and eight sprained ankles;

Faulty baby carriers that result in babies falling out and getting bruised, getting skulls cracked and hospitalizations;

Easy-Bake Ovens that trap children's fingers in openings, resulting in burns;

Oscillating tower fans whose faulty wiring results in fires, burns and smoke inhalation injuries;

Exploding air pumps that have resulted in 13 lacerations including six facial injuries and one to the eye;

Bargain-priced oil-filled electric heaters, selling for less than $50, that burn down homes;

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2007review; china; madeinchina; recall; recallsgov; toxicchina

1 posted on 02/26/2008 3:23:33 AM PST by Man50D
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To: Man50D

This has puzzeled me for some time. We now use a lot of material in the homebuilding industry that is imported. Plywood, Stair parts, Door hardware etc. The quality of the imports is terrible. It looks like manufacturers would be able to make a better product with less expensive labor but the opposite is true.

The first people fired must be quality control.

By the way, never lean against a handrail or guardrail.


2 posted on 02/26/2008 3:32:40 AM PST by blueheron2 (Half a loaf is better than none.)
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To: Man50D

Yes, but...

Isn’t 67% of EVERYTHING in this country imported from China?


3 posted on 02/26/2008 4:01:17 AM PST by sonofagun
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To: blueheron2
In order to continue to provide us with *Everyday Low,Low* prices, the quality must be sacrificed. In turn, guaranteeing you’ll have to replace the item from time to time. The New Globalist business model.
4 posted on 02/26/2008 4:35:05 AM PST by wolfcreek (Powers that be will lie like Clintons and spend like drunken McCains to push their Globalist agenda.)
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To: Man50D

There’s no quality control in most of China’s raw material, tier 1 (sub-assembly) - manufacturing....most facilities process final product have no idea as to the products safety cause they do not test their own materials, just the ‘accounts receivable’.


5 posted on 02/26/2008 4:38:36 AM PST by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: wolfcreek

Why do you hate America?

The American Consumer has made the decision to go for the lowest possible prices. And China is serving the American Consumer.


6 posted on 02/26/2008 4:41:44 AM PST by Philly Nomad
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To: Man50D

That number doesn’t seem out of wack - I figured that 90% would have been Chinese imports - considering that it appears that 90% would be closer to the percentage of Chinese merchandise on WalMart shelves...


7 posted on 02/26/2008 4:49:42 AM PST by TheBattman (LORD God, please give us a Christian Patriot with a backbone for President in 08, Amen.)
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To: Philly Nomad
Stupidity is contagious. You get what you pay for. Will that be paper or plastic?
8 posted on 02/26/2008 5:10:07 AM PST by wolfcreek (Powers that be will lie like Clintons and spend like drunken McCains to push their Globalist agenda.)
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To: Man50D

China has the same image that Japan had in the 1950’s... a source of low cost, low quality goods.


9 posted on 02/26/2008 5:14:19 AM PST by Brilliant
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To: Philly Nomad

“The American Consumer has made the decision to go for the lowest possible prices. And China is serving the American Consumer.”

Yup. We want cheap so we get cheap.


10 posted on 02/26/2008 6:06:51 AM PST by ought-six
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To: wolfcreek

You better learn how to say that in Manderin soon.


11 posted on 02/26/2008 6:59:37 AM PST by Philly Nomad
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To: sonofagun

If calculating on a "per product" basis and not on the dollar amount, Chinese products probably account for almost 90%.

12 posted on 02/26/2008 7:06:14 AM PST by varyouga ("Rove is some mysterious God of politics & mind control" - DU 10-24-06)
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To: Man50D

Thank you walmart shoppers.

May the job lost be yours.


13 posted on 02/26/2008 7:57:25 AM PST by NoLibZone (If the Clinton years were so great for the libs why is Obama doing so well?)
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To: Duchess47; jahp; LilAngel; metmom; EggsAckley; Battle Axe; SweetCaroline; Grizzled Bear; ...
MADE IN CHINA POTTERY STAMP

(Please FReepmail me if you would like to be on or off of the list.)
14 posted on 02/27/2008 4:32:22 AM PST by JACKRUSSELL
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To: wolfcreek

Stupidity is contagious. You get what you pay for. Will that be paper or plastic?


I will add the prediction that if you ran a survey based on political ideology, you would find liberals have no problem with buying cheaper crap from China, while conservatives do.

it might break down like this:
LIBERAL
care 10%
don’t care 75%
Huh? 15%

CONSERVATIVE
care 80%
don’t care 15%
Huh? 5%


15 posted on 02/27/2008 4:53:53 AM PST by bioqubit
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To: bioqubit
Libs will buy crap from China because they have a great appreciation for Communists.
16 posted on 02/27/2008 5:09:54 AM PST by wolfcreek (Powers that be will lie like Clintons and spend like drunken McCains to push their Globalist agenda.)
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To: Man50D

I liked their Polytech and Norinco AKs, SKS’s and .45 caliber autopistols when they were being imported into the US. That’s all I liked from China.


17 posted on 02/27/2008 1:04:31 PM PST by kiriath_jearim
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