Shandong Illegal Vaccine Scandal Sparks Anger
Authorities in China are hunting 300 suspects linked to the illegal sale of spoiled vaccines. The...
product safety
“Mr. Director, Please Resign!”[Update]
It was recently discovered that medicine capsules had been manufactured with toxic materials made from scrap leather. Twenty-two people have been detained so far in this latest product safety scandal. On Sina Weibo, a netizen...
Homeowners Win Settlement on Drywall
Starting in 2009, some homeowners in Florida began notice noxious fumes coming from the drywall in their homes. It was soon discovered that the problematic drywall had been imported from China, which resulted in a number of...
US Consumer Watchdog Opens Office in China
In an effort to decrease the number of recalls of made-in-China products, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has opened an office in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. From BBC: According to the CPSC, 45% of the consumer...
Chinese Drywall Bills Die in House Committee
A bill proposed by G. Glenn Oder in the Virginia legislature to assist homeowners with problems experienced due to toxic Chinese drywall has died in a House Committee: Oder had proposed a bill that prevented insurance companies...
South Florida Condos Being Tested for Safe, Cheaper Chinese Drywall Removal
New technology could hopefully assist in repairing caustic drywall imported from China: As Florida and other parts of the nation continue to get their hands around the problems caused by home and condo units constructed with...
Target Pulls Valentine’s Toys Over Lead Concerns
The Washington Post reports on another product safety issue for Chinese exports – lead in toys: OAKLAND, Calif. — Target Corp. said Tuesday it was pulling its Valentine’s Day “Message Bears” from...
Mattel Settles Suit Over Lead in China-Made Toys
Mattel has settled a class action lawsuit over a recall of lead-tainted toys made in China, the Wall Street Journal reports: Co-plaintiff lead counsel Whatley Drake & Kallas said in a statement the settlement provides...
Beijing Sends Inspectors to Check on Factories Making “Made in India” Fake Drugs
As reported in the Times of India, the government of Nigeria has claimed that imported pharmaceuticals that were labeled “Made in India” were actually created in China: The matter came to light after The Times of...
French Cars Fail Tests in China
From BBC: China has stopped importing several French-made models of Renault cars, after a safety watchdog said it had found “safety problems”. A Renault spokesperson said problems had occurred in transport and...
Mattel Fined $2.3 Million for Tainted Toys from China
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has fined Mattel $2.3 million for lead-tainted toys that it imported from china. The fine stems from the toymaker’s 2007 recall of 95 types of toys and up to 2 million units,...
China-Made Kid’s Products Unsafe: State Media
From the Times of India: BEIJING: Nearly half of the clothing and a third of the furniture made for children in China’s top manufacturing province is unsafe, with many products containing harmful chemicals, state media...
Chinese Drywall Poses Potential Risks
Another Chinese product safety issue has arisen, that of toxic drywall. At the height of the U.S. housing boom, when building materials were in short supply, American construction companies used millions of pounds of...
China Move to Global Standards Damps Protectionism
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), a US-based product safety group, announced that Chinese product standards were improving, and the recognition of such standards would help decrease economic protectionism: Keith Williams,...
China clears Johnson & Johnson Products After Probe
The Times of India reports that China’s Food and Drug Association has tested and cleared Johnson & Johnson products of allegedly containing carcinogens. The charges started when the US-based Campaign for Safe...
China’s Milk Victims Complain of Intimidation (Updated)
Earlier this month, Chinese courts began accepting milk contamination-related lawsuits. Now, however, families are saying that local officials are contacting them, asking them to drop their cases. From AP’s Anita Chang:...
China 2008: Food & Product Safety
CDT has produced a series of posts which summarize the key issues facing China in 2008. This latest installment focuses on food and product safety. Previous post in the China 2008 series include: China and the Developing World,...
U.S., Europe Warn China on Toy Safety
Both the European Union and the United States have urged China to increase its safety efforts, particularily towards unsafe toys, as the holiday season approaches. In 2007, over 20 million Chinese toys were recalled for a...
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