June 2009
16 posts
Consumerist - New Book: Poorly Made In China -... →
Want to know how that lead got into your kid’s toys? Why brand-name goods come in containers that fall apart. Or how radioactive cookery ended up on store shelves? A new book out by Paul Midler, Poorly Made In China, promises the inside scoop on why products made in China are as shoddy (and often as dangerous) as seemingly possible.
The Chosun Ilbo: China's Food Safety Law Means... →
Korean stars who appear in Chinese food advertising will have to check whether the advertiser’s food is safe after a new food safety law came into effect this month. The aim is to prevent further international embarrassment after a string of scandals such as the deadly baby milk scare brought Chinese food products into global disrepute.
China to publicly expose companies breaching... →
BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhua) — China will publicly expose companies that breach product safety regulations, the nation’s quality supervisor said Tuesday.
'Made in China:' Regulatory Dilemma - June 14,... →
The dubious safety of products imported from China has become in many respects the new human rights issue in the U.S.-China relationship — providing China critics a convenient and rhetorically rich target.
Congress Finally Gets Tough on Food Safety -... →
Every few months, it seems, a new food-contamination scandal grips the nation, playing out in the same troubling way. Someone dies of a food-borne infection with a scary Latin name. The government recalls a dinner-table staple and traces its contamination to dirty irrigation water or a processing plant. Everything returns to normal until the next case of killer spinach or poisoned peanuts stalks...
Consumerist - Counterfeit Drugs Made In China... →
The Chinese poison train makes plenty of stops outside of the United States. When those stops are in developing countries, bad things can happen. Even worse things happen when dangerous products from China are intentionally mislabeled as being from another country. Say, India.
Epoch Times - Barbie Manufacturer Fined Record... →
California-based Mattel, Inc., and its Fisher-Price subsidiary will pay $2.3 million for knowingly importing and later recalling approximately 2 million lead-tainted toys. The penalty, imposed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is the highest ever given for violating import and distribution regulations in the country.
Mattel fined $2.3 mln for tainted toys from China... →
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Friday it fined Mattel Inc (MAT.N) $2.3 million for violating a ban on bringing dangerous products into the United States.
The Associated Press: FDA looking abroad to boost... →
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded offices around the world and heightened contacts with counterpart agencies in order to improve product safety for Americans at home, a senior agency official said Wednesday.
China Vice Premier Calls For China-Japan Product... →
TOKYO (Dow Jones)—As part of broader quality control efforts, China and Japan should establish a mechanism through which they notify each other of faulty products not meeting safety standards, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan said in an article he contributed to The Nikkei.
China to issue safety standards for dairy products... →
In the second half of this year, China will issue 96 quality and safety standards for dairy products. At present, there is a large gap between domestic and international safety standards in terms of quantity, category, variety and technology index regulations.
Chinese E-Cigarette Gains Ground Amid Safety... →
BEIJING — With its slim white body and glowing amber tip, it can easily pass as a regular cigarette. It even emits what look like curlicues of white smoke.
Consumer Product Safety Commission debuts Drywall... →
Better late than never. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has launched a new Drywall Information Center to help homeowners keep track of the agency’s investigation into toxic drywall manufactured in China. The center also has information that can help consumers determine if their homes were built with the contaminated product and can take their complaints.
China´s new Food Safety Law comes into effect... →
China’s new Food Safety Law is now in effect. Essentially, it sets up a recall system, while scrapping an earlier system that allows some larger companies to be exempt from inspection. Heavier penalties are also in line for people who break the law.