http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/madeinchina/ en-us Fri, 5 Sep 2008 01:27:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075032/posts Washington, D.C. - At a conference in Washington, D.C., this week, a Department of Defense official sounded a startling alarm. "The defense community is critically reliant on a technology that obsoletes itself every 18 months, is made in unsecure locations and over which we have absolutely no market share influence," said Ted J. Glum, director of the DoD's Defense Microelectronics Activity unit. "Other than that," he cracked, "we're good." Forbes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075032/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 01:27:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071243/posts NEW YORK -- A Long Island pet supply company is recalling a chew toy after some dogs suffered serious tongue injuries while gnawing on the playthings. At least two dog owners say their pets had to have their tongues amputated because of the mishaps. One New York man says his 10-year-old Labrador mix got his tongue stuck in a hole in the ball. Veterinarians cut the chew toy off, but the dog's tongue became so swollen it needed to be amputated. Another owner says she had to have her dog euthanized after a similar injury. The company that made the... Auburn Citizen NY http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071243/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:33:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2063223/posts the cat has been barfing every night around 3am for the past 10 days....little balls of dried food no hair.....she plays with those toy mice after mid night before the final crash.Havent been able to figure it out but this AM found one in her bowl (thats where they end up)completley torn up and it had a stuffing in it that would not burn with the tourch....fiberglass or asbestos, I dont know.Who can I send these to to eval and maybe yank from the mkt. I will know in 2 nights if this was the cause as its been going... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2063223/posts#comment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:14:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053024/posts Chinese tailors run their own race for the summer games - to get the U.S. team's official uniforms ready for the opening ceremony. In just over ten days, they need to deliver more than 1,800 of these Ralph Lauren designed outfits for the American team for the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053024/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:01:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049148/posts Thousands of people who suffered severe allergic reactions after sitting on their sofas were victims of a toxic gas emitted by an anti-mould agent, a study has concluded. Hospitals across northern Europe have treated thousands of patients with symptoms which appeared to range from skin cancer and chemical burns to severe eczema. The British cases have been linked to an estimated 100,000 sofas sold by Argos, World of Leather and Walmsley Furnishing manufactured in China by a company called Linkwise. A study in Sweden has concluded that the skin conditions were a reaction to the gas created during the sublimation... The Times Online (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049148/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:48:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040847/posts Last summer, it was Chinese-made toys, pet food and meat that caused concern. This July 4th holiday, there are new worries about the overly explosive nature of its fireworks. This week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a report saying it found that nearly half of the shipments they inspected coming from China do not meet Federal safety guidelines. That's especially worrying since, according the American Pyrotechnic Association, 98 percent of fireworks used in backyards and front lawns across America are manufactured in China. NEWSWEEK's Caitlin McDevitt spoke with Scott Wolfson, a chief spokesman for the Commission about its... Newsweek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040847/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jul 2008 20:25:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035829/posts Fear Factor Accompanies Generic Drugs Made In China By ROBERT COHENWASHINGTON — First, it was inexpensive toys, apparel, footwear and electronics that flooded the U.S. market from China. The next Chinese export to reach American consumers will be lower-cost generic versions of brand-name medicines. Although it will take at least several years before Chinese-made generics are available here in significant numbers, the prospect already is raising safety concerns, given China's history of substandard drugs at home, the recent scandal involving contaminated ingredients in the blood thinner heparin, and other safety problems, from tainted pet food to toothpaste. "We should be... Newhouse News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035829/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:02:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034728/posts A new plant can turn out 12 million copies a year. Some are for export, but most are for domestic sale. The factory looks like it could be any plant in this export-driven nation. Hundreds of Chinese workers huddle over loud machines churning out large orders for customers at home and abroad. But what they're making might surprise you: Bibles. As Tibetan monks grab headlines protesting the lack of religious freedom under Chinese rule, a booming Bible industry is on its way to turning the world's biggest atheist nation into the world's largest producer of the Good Book. Chairman Mao... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034728/posts#comment Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:34:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030763/posts The rising value of the Chinese yuan, higher pay for Chinese workers and $136-a-barrel oil may mean more factory jobs in North America, the Home Depot chief executive Frank Blake said. The world's largest home-improvement chain is looking for factories in the United States, Mexico and Canada to build some products that are getting too expensive to make in China, Blake said in an interview in New York. The Atlanta-based Home Depot imports about 13 percent of the goods it sells, and most of that is made in China, said a spokeswoman. A shift in production from China back to... Herald Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030763/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:50:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023417/posts The Food and Drug Administration has finally acknowledged that it needs more resources to protect consumers from tainted food and drugs. Unfortunately, it took the deaths of 81 people, a browbeating by members of Congress and a report detailing the FDA's woeful inability to expand overseas inspections before top agency officials would ask for more money. It was a puzzling situation and one that has to make you wonder whether the Bush administration was putting the bottom line ahead of the health and safety of the American public. Last week, FDA Commissioner Andrew C. von Eschenbach finally wrote Congress to... denver post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023417/posts#comment Fri, 30 May 2008 09:58:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014468/posts The FBI announced Friday that an investigation into counterfeit network components made in China and sold to the U.S. government has recovered about 3,500 fake devices with a value of $3.5 million. The criminal probe, code-named Operation Cisco Raider, was prompted by concerns that counterfeit network components could give hackers access to government databases. But one U.S. official told Reuters that the components discovered by the FBI are not believed to have made government computer systems more vulnerable. The existence of the probe came to light after an unclassified FBI PowerPoint presentation in January on the agency's efforts to counter... www.news.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014468/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 18:48:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013910/posts China looks abroad to grow its own food By Richard Spencer Last Updated: 2:31AM BST 10/05/2008 Chinese farming companies may be backed by the government to buy and lease tracts of land in Africa and Latin America to grow crops to feed its 1.3 billion people. A proposal before the state council, or cabinet, proposes extending a business strategy known as the "go-out policy" to farmland. As food prices rise, the Chinese government is anxious about food security, though it may not be willing to risk the accusation of colonialism that such a move would attract. The country has long... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013910/posts#comment Sat, 10 May 2008 04:30:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011575/posts WASHINGTON—In March, inspectors checking Chinese seafood arriving at U.S. ports made some unsettling discoveries: fish infected with salmonella in Baltimore and Seattle, and shrimp with banned veterinary drugs in Florida. Meanwhile, a shipment intercepted in Los Angeles on March 19 and labeled "channel catfish" wasn't catfish at all, though records don't say what it was. "A lot of those products coming in from overseas, you have no clue as to what is in them," said Paul Hitchens, an aquaculture specialist in Southern Illinois, where cut-rate Chinese catfish are threatening the livelihood of fish farmers. China rapidly has become the leading... St. Louis Post-Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011575/posts#comment Mon, 5 May 2008 20:30:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008194/posts Police in southern China have discovered a factory manufacturing Free Tibet flags, media reports say. The factory in Guangdong had been completing overseas orders for the flag of the Tibetan government-in-exile. Workers said they thought they were just making colourful flags and did not realise their meaning. But then some of them saw TV images of protesters holding the emblem and they alerted the authorities, according to Hong Kong's Ming Pao newspaper. Tibet independence The factory owner reportedly told police the emblems had been ordered from outside China, and he did not know that they stood for an independent Tibet.... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008194/posts#comment Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:45:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005027/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials warned Baxter International Inc's supplier of the blood thinner heparin for failing to ensure that its manufacturing process can remove impurities, according to a letter released on Monday. na http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005027/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:31:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004084/posts Thousands of Chinese Americans protested outside CNN's offices in Hollywood this morning, calling for the dismissal of commentator Jack Cafferty, whose recent remarks about Chinese goods and the Beijing government inflamed a community already angry about international condemnations directed at the host country of the upcoming Olympics. The protesters lined Sunset Boulevard from Cahuenga Boulevard to Wilcox Avenue chanting "Cafferty, Fire," and singing patriotic Chinese songs. "We understand free speech," said Lake Wang, 39, of Thousand Oaks. "But what if Cafferty said this about other racial groups? I think he would be fired. I think he's jealous of China." The... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004084/posts#comment Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:26:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003952/posts (WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is voluntarily recalling charm key chains, saying the charms could contain high levels of lead. The commission said the product, called the "Hip Charm" Key Chain, was found at the home of a 9-month-old child who had high blood-levels of lead. The child was seen putting the key chain in its mouth...... The commission said the key chain was manufactured in China...... CNN Money http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003952/posts#comment Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:05:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999846/posts FUNTASTIC is recalling about 26,000 sets of "Hillbilly Teeth." The gray surface paint on the teeth contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. This recall involves a 2-pack fake Hillbilly Teeth with item # 2657. The item number is printed on the packaging. The gums are brown and the teeth are yellow. The false teeth were sold at grocery, drug, convenience, and mass retailers nationwide from March 2005 through March 2008 for about $2. They were made in China. Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy away from children and contact FUNTASTIC for information on receiving... Consumer Affairs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999846/posts#comment Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:38:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995673/posts OLYMPIA -- Toy safety rules that started as a strong sprint, then nearly stumbled out of the race, finally wobbled across the finish line Tuesday when Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law the toughest standards in the nation. After considering a veto of the Children's Safe Products Act because of worries that it would cause a broad ban on toys, Gregoire selectively nixed portions of the bill, keeping intact most of the restrictions on dangerous chemicals -- at least for now. The governor said she would convene an advisory group to review the proposed standards, timelines and testing requirements before... Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995673/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2008 20:56:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994623/posts House Speaker John Harris is threatening to hold hearings on whether owners of the shipping company that hauls North Slope crude oil for BP are skimping on tanker maintenance. Harris, R-Valdez, recently fired letters to top executives of three firms that jointly own Alaska Tanker Co., the operator of BP's troubled tanker fleet. Harris, said he wrote the letters after ATC's president, Anil Mathur, came to him and said he was having difficulties with the company owners. Harris wrote that he understood Mathur had been "warned and put on notice by you ... for poor behavior" after funding for tanker... Anchorage Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994623/posts#comment Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:10:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991062/posts March 21, 2008 In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., of Oklahoma City, Okla., is voluntarily recalling about 13,000 Camouflage Eggs and Spinning Egg Top Toys. The paint on the toys contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. Also: March 20, 2008 Toy Puzzle Vehicle Sets Recalled Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard; Sold Exclusively by QVC March 18, 2008 Galison/Mudpuppy Recalls Wire Bound Journals and Calendars Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard March 18, 2008 Reebok to Pay Record $1,000,000 Civil Penalty for Violation of Federal... CPSC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991062/posts#comment Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:27:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990238/posts CHENGDU, China — China lashed out Sunday at critics of its crackdown on Tibetan protesters, describing U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as "habitually bad tempered" while claiming the Western media serve those who want to smear the communist country. FOXNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990238/posts#comment Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:20:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988660/posts BEIJING (Reuters) - Dell Inc (NasdaqGS:DELL - News) plans to buy $23 billion of components from China this year and $29 billion in 2009, helping it reduce costs while the company's main market, the United States, is facing recession. The commoditization of computer hardware means competition is more a function of price and efficiency than quality and branding, making China a favorite place to source a broad range of goods, including electronic components. Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988660/posts#comment Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:53:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987767/posts HEBRON, West Bank - Yasser Herbawi once supplied much of the West Bank and Gaza with black-and-white checkered scarves, the proud emblem of Palestinian identity made famous by the late Yasser Arafat. But most of his looms now stand idle, his product edged out by cheap imports from the world's newest keffiyeh capital: China. After a decade of being flooded with Chinese goods, from scarves to toys and bags, the West Bank's largest city is struggling to compete — yet another obstacle to economic independence for Palestinians as they strive for a state of their own. Two-thirds of Hebron's textile... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987767/posts#comment Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:49:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1986398/posts (GOLETA, California) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will meet with its thousands of Chinese suppliers this fall as part of a big push to reduce waste and emissions at factories that make its products, Chief Executive Lee Scott said on Thursday. "We started a very aggressive program in China that is not only going to deal with environmental sustainability, but is also going to deal more aggressively with the issues of sourcing in China," Scott said during an appearance at the Wall Street Journal ECO:nomics conference in Goleta, California. As the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart is considered one of the few... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1986398/posts#comment Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:00:34 GMT