I have stated in earlier posts (see June 30^th and July 6^th posts in archives), that a big majority of products imported from China may not be safe for our use. I base this on the string of recalls on Chinese-made products over the last year. China has to realize that if they want to continue to do business with other countries, they have to examine their manufacturing practices and come up with methods and products that are safe. They are causing themselves to have a major public relations issue.

Now, my first thought on this, would be for everyone to boycott Chinese products so that maybe they’d “knock it off.” However, we get so many of our products from China (at least here in the U.S.), that a boycott may not be feasible. Furthermore, even if products don’t state that they’re made in China, there are a lot of companies that outsource specific parts of production in China and other countries, even though they state that they are made elsewhere. This was exactly the case with the Fisher-Price recall.  

Look around your house and see how many things you find that are made in China, I’m willing to bet that it’s half the stuff you own! So, the question is, what can be done? I hope that the new import safety panel (see July 18^th post) will help ensure our safety here in the U.S., but I am not sure of what safeguards are in place in other countries.