"Made in China" just got a lot worse
Toys from China contain a chemical that converts into a powerful "date rape" drug when ingested. Two US children went into comas after who swallowing Chinese-made Aqua Dots.
If someone let a biological weapon loose that contaminated 4.2 million items, all HELL would break loose! No one would be asking for voluntary recall. What the hell is "voluntary recall"? If the Consumer Product Safety Commission is calling for the recall, and calling for it on a voluntary level, then Congress better get their asses in gear and either un-fund the CPSC, or subpoena, question and indict the idiot that heads this phony commission!
From CNN:-- Millions of Chinese-made toys have been pulled from shelves in North America and Australia after scientists found they contain a chemical that converts into a powerful date rape drug when ingested. Two children in the U.S. and three in Australia were hospitalized after swallowing the beads.[..]"
China is once again poisoning our children and all the Republicans can do is bloviate about letting industry self-regulate. They say the market will work out these problems ... that markets will ultimately punish the manufacturers who produce these dangerous products. And in many cases they do. But do we really want to wait around for that?
Remember the hundreds of people who died in Panama from taking poisonous cough medicine made in China ...and remember all those pet deaths here in the US?
But no...Republicans want to dismantle all that cumbersome bureaucratic machinery that we use to check products for safety.
Another sad thing is that the Democrats will probably just sit back and shut up, not call out the GOP on their stupid failed policies.
Yep, the Democrats are spending their time filing resolutions to impeach Dick Cheney ...they're too busy to fight for stricter inspections and mandatory safety and health regulations to guarantee the safety of our tiniest citizens.
Whatever...China is now the country which makes most of our junk, and they are going to make it as cheaply as possible, to our detriment. Chinese manufacturers compete in price only, and if tainting a little here, cutting corners a little there allows a fraction of a cent savings per million items produced, it is worth it to them.
Something to think about when debating global free trade and its benefits.
Oh for the good old days of 'Made in America'...and if anyone is interested, you can still buy American:
