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China poisons the world.

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What do all these have in common?:

Toothpaste
Cold medicine
Baby bibs
Toys
Mini-blinds
Lunch boxes
Jewelry
Crayons
Pet food
River water
Ocean water
Fish
Air
Airborne Dust

All these (and more) coming from the “People’s Republic” of China have frequently turned up in other countries and have been found to contain unsafe levels of various toxins.

The latest is toothpaste:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/business/worldbusiness/22toothpaste.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

Poisoned rivers:
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Company_Accused_Of_Releasing_Chemicals_Into_Chinese_River.html
http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcglobal/6toxioilx11.html

Other environmental pollution:
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Jul/30/bz/FP607300313.html
http://republican.sen.ca.gov/opeds/99/oped2764.asp

Lead in products for children and infants:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/03/business/bibs.php
http://www.silentscourge.com/EnvironmentalBlog/Environmental%20Blog/Environmental%20Blog%20/551C256A-C110-11DA-ACA3-000A95E68474.html
http://www.prwatch.org/node/5778
http://www.leadsafe.org/elements/uploads/files/fileManager/FourRecallsduetoLEADinPRODUCTS.pdf
http://www.wlwt.com/target5/10106295/detail.html
http://www.reusablebags.com/news.php?id=22
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml94/94055.html

Finding lead in the home:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/contaminants/lead-plomb/products-produits_e.html