Over 250,000 tires made in China have been recalled, which is just the latest in a serious of dangerous and impure products to come out of China recently. We can’t cancel our trade agreements with them because (and this is just a theory) we owe them millions of dollars. It’s possible that a condition of the loans we’re receiving is that we take goods from China not matter what’s in them. Should we really be buying things from a country that has come to be known as “the Wild West” of manufacturing?
We’re not the only ones who are having problems with Chinese goods. Poisonous cough medicine was shipped to Panama, killing at least 119 people. In light of recent events, Americans should be boycotting goods from China. Besides the many human rights violations happening daily in China, there extremely harmful effects to the envirionment from having goods shipped halfway around the globe. We don’t need many of the things we’re getting from China, and those we do need can be made right here (such as: apple juice, candy, dried garlic, cocoa butter, sausage casings, and dried berries). The government contends that avoiding food products from China is nearly impossible, but that’s not true if you’re able to shop locally or you can afford to shop organically. If you can’t, eat at your own risk.
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I’m very curious to see what changes are realized due to the Olympics.
What really frosts me is the Chinese are doing this KNOWINGLY. “Buyer Beware” hits a whole new low when it comes to Chinese products. Intentionally adding Melamine to food supplements? Give me a break! That stuff is a cousin to formaldehyde and its toxic properties are well known. Leaded paint? Helloooo!!! It has been banned here for years and they know it.
The other frustrating part? American companies that ship their manufacturing (and jobs) to China do a Pontius Pilate and assume they are in the clear because their specifications call for the Chinese products to be in compliance.
Importer “Well thats what we told them to do”
Victim “And did they?”
Importer “No”
Victim “Did you check?”
Importer “No, why should we”
Victim “Did you ever wonder how they could make your
product so cheap?”
Sorry,,this one hits a real sore button with me. They have been doing this do us for years and we are just now tumbling to this? Where has the CPSC been hiding?
My son’s brithday is coming up. We’ll be returning any products that come from China, whether they’re on the list or not. I’m just not going to take the risk with my son.
I’ve been saying this for awhile now. Even had a Boycott China blog with Laura and Ben awhile back.
the interest on those loans is going to come back and bite us in the ass, as well as the toxic crap they continually send us.
I remmeber that site. I think it’s more important than ever that we’re aware of these things. I think it’s possible that the Chinese are trying to weaken us as a people. We are weak anyway, though many Americans don’t see it that way.
Hi,this is a warning to all wishing to buy chinese machineries from minhua pharmaceutical machinery,please beware of their dishonest policy, I bought a complete tabletting plant that had to be redone at my location to work at 20% the cost of purchase, they used old parts as evident from damages to motor, after 3 months some stainless steel/chrome parts started to rust,their Ceo, Mr Jack Minhus is hostile, non co-orperative and refuses to offer backup service,I bought US and Indian machines in the past and had no problems, I guess I deserve what I got since I tried to save a few thousand dollars overall, so please beware of this company.
suresh
american pharmacorp