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July 8, 2007
The Dangerous Result of "Made in China"
Increasingly, it seems like almost everyday that we hear in the news of another hazardous product or poisonous food item being shipped into this country from China. There is a list on who-sucks.com of many of the recalls of Chinese-made products from just this year. It seemed scary to think of all the products that were made through dangerous or faulty materials being used on the Chinese side.
Here is just a sampling of some of the recalls from February:
- Overheating Remote Controls: Best Buy recalled about 10,000 Isignia DVD Player remotes after it was found that improper battery placement in the remote could result in overheating and present a burn hazard.
- Lead Poisoning Hazard: 115,000 Claudia Jublot children’s rings, which were sold at Big Lots stores, were recalled because they contained dangerous levels of lead.
- Defective Lamps: Currey & Company of Georgia recalled about 2,600 Chinese-manufactured lamps that had defective light sockets, which could pose electrical shock and fire hazards.
- Lead Accessories: Kidsite jewelry sets, which were sold at Kmart stores across America, were recalled for containing high levels of lead.
- Toxic Jackets: Samara Brothers recalled thousands of its outwear jackets for children because the snap closures on the jackets contained excessive amounts of lead, which poses a lead poisoning hazard.
Of course, some of the blame goes to the U.S. companies who, through greed or poor management, let these sorts of things repeatedly happen. The list is much too long for these situations to be due to accident.
Posted by keg at July 8, 2007 10:50 PM
