REFILE-China recalls air-fresheners after canisters explode

Reuters ^ | 06/10/07

[TigerLikesRooster]

REFILE-China recalls air-fresheners after canisters explode

BEIJING, June 10 (Reuters) - Beijing officials have ordered the recall of Fengying brand air-fresheners in the city after three canisters exploded, possibly due to recent high temperatures, the Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.

The latest incident occurred on Thursday, when a canister exploded in the hands of a shop owner as he was stocking the shelves. He required eight stitches to his face and 10 to his hands, Xinhua said.

Two similar incidents were also reported.

"The air freshener may probably have quality problems, which caused the explosion," Cao Zhongsheng, an official of the Beijing Administration of Industry and Commerce, told Xinhua.

"The continuous high temperatures these days also contributed to the explosion as it caused the propellant to expand drastically, creating a huge pressure, which was too much for the canister to contain," he added.

The air fresheners are made by Hebei-based Jizhong Hualian Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd., which began to produce them one year ago as an addition to its main pesticide product, Xinhua said.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Now they can enjoy nice-smelling indoor fireworks in China.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Ping!

[dfwgator]

China recalls air-fresheners after canisters explode.

As we say in IT, "That's a feature."

[Uncle Miltie]

If canisters that explode describe air fresheners in China, does that mean the muslim umma is particularly clean smelling?

They explode all the time.

[chrisser]

The air freshener may probably have quality problems,

Hey, This guy may be onto something.

[jiggyboy]

No doubt another example of Chinese engineering and testing practices. If it didn’t explode at, say, 200 degrees within ten seconds, they would decide that temperatures up to 200 degrees are fine.

This is not electroinics, but this is basically how all Chinese electronics are built and tested, BTW.

[conserv8ive1]

they can just send them here.
it goes nicely with the toothpaste and pet food.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Seems to me that China is about how we were in 1890/1910. Lots of snake-oil salesmen, wacky medical machines, etc.. They still have a lot of catching up to do.

[NonValueAdded]

after three canisters exploded, possibly due to recent high temperatures

sigh, Glo-ball Warming claims another victim. Will AlGore please pick up the cheap plastic courtesy phone?

[Centurion2000]

China recalls air-fresheners after canisters explode.
As we say in IT, "That's a feature."

It's an East Egg grenade that smells fresh.

[3AngelaD]

Perhaps these canisters were manufactured in an old grenade factory.

[bubbacluck]

Trial run by Al Q?

[null and void]

Nice tagline!

[tumblindice]

“Live stim. Dead stim. Stim all dead. You savvy?”

[airborne]

"The air freshener may probably have quality problems, which caused the explosion," Cao Zhongsheng, an official of the Beijing Administration of Industry and Commerce, told Xinhua.

Gee, do ya think? Sheesh!

[dmz]

As we say in IT, “That’s a feature.”
___________

And we tech trainers ask you, is it a feature or a benefit?

[Calvin Locke]

Years ago, I interviewed at a process controller manufacturer. I asked what the smudge marks were on the boxes, and was told they bang them with rubber mallets during testing.

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[Dick Bachert]

Boy, is THAT going to create some air quality problems for them.

On a recent visit to China, a friend spotted this ad in a Beijing newspaper. He sent me the photo with a translation of the ad copy.

BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR AND JOIN CHINA’S NEW MONIED ELITE!

Yes, you can now join the millions of happy and prosperous Chinese citizens taking advantage of the growing numbers of American and Western multinational corporations “outsourcing” their production to the hard-working and industrious people of China. This outsourcing has now spread to their food supplies and ingestible items. Since these firms pay us for gross weight – and this new weight will be pretty gross – and the stupid American government only spot-checks imported items in these categories (they just got lucky on the anti-freeze thing), it has opened an entirely new opportunity which our beloved Chairman is offering to any Chinese citizen willing to do a little of what the foolish Americans call “grunt work.”

Installing one of these state-of-the-art food additive production facilities behind YOUR hovel is as simple as clipping the coupon below and sending it to the address shown. Your production plant will be shipped to you in 4 to 6 weeks. Supplies are limited so don’t fart around. ACT NOW!!

These silly Americans have an expression we have “borrowed” and modified to describe this new and exciting venture: “Don’t give me any s**t.”

Our motto will be “We won’t GIVE you any s**t. But we’ll SELL it to you fools at a really great price.”

AND LOOK FOR A NEW DROP-DEAD MONEY-MAKER COMING SOON. SOYLENT YELLOW PROMISES TO BE BIG!!

[org.whodat]

Lots of snake-oil salesmen, wacky medical machines, etc.. They still have a lot of catching up to do.

The chicoms will cut out ever step in production that cannot be seen. IE, quality is only surface deep.