Another Chinese-made stuff recalled.
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Chinese-made blankets recalled
Chinese-made blankets found to contain high levels of formaldehyde have been recalled across Australia and New Zealand, the distributor says.
The recall comes amid rising global concerns about the safety of Chinese products.
The voluntary recall by Australian-based Charles Parsons came two days after the New Zealand government launched an urgent investigation after scientists found dangerous levels of formaldehyde in woollen and cotton clothes made in China.
A range of Chinese exports - from pet food ingredients to toothpaste - have come under international scrutiny in recent months.
Toy company Mattel recently issued two recalls of Chinese-made toys, including some distributed in Australia, due to lead-tainted paint and tiny magnets that could be swallowed by children.
Formaldehyde - a chemical preservative that gives a permanent press effect to clothes and is also used as an embalming fluid - can cause problems ranging from skin rashes to cancer.
Charles Parsons decline to release the total number of blankets involved, but spokesman Mark Bilton said "there's a lot" in Australia and about 800 in New Zealand.
Tests had shown the formaldehyde level in the "Superlux" label blankets was "above the European and US standards. There are no standards in Australia and New Zealand so it's a voluntary recall," he said.
Independent tests had revealed the chemical's content was "less" that 1,500 parts per million - the maximum level permitted in Germany - but "we've decided not to get into those details," Bilton said.
An official at China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, a quality watchdog, said the case was under investigation.
Meanwhile, New Zealand government research agency AgResearch said it was swamped by clothing companies wanting tests on Chinese imports.
Scientists testing clothes for NZ TV3's Target consumer watchdog program discovered formaldehyde concentrations up to 900 times above the safe level.
Many companies had complained that they had no information about what constitutes safe levels of formaldehyde, said Lorraine Greer, AgResearch's textiles division testing laboratory manager.
The New Zealand Ministry of Consumer Affairs said it would start a program to test for formaldehyde in clothes next week as part of its probe, while acknowledging the country had no standard for formaldehyde levels in textiles - a concern of retailers.
At least 100 items of children's and adults' clothing and babywear imported from a range of countries would be included in the testing, Ministry General Manager Liz MacPherson said.
"As part of the investigation, New Zealand will look at standards and testing regimes overseas," she said.
"Neither New Zealand or Australia currently has a standard for formaldehyde levels in textiles."
The blanket recall comes after New Zealand cut-price retailer The Warehouse issued a recall of children's pyjamas made in China last weekend after two children were burned when their flannelette pyjamas caught fire.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Chinesemade-blankets-recalled/2007/08/22/1187462338301.html -
omg
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when is it going to end sia?
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End of the world loh..
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hellomoto!! big garlic bro!!
u two better explain?!?!?!!?!
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wtf, siao, what next? radioactive condoms?
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The Chinese are banning imports of certain stuff also ....
this is so cute .... instead of changing things, they decided on tit for tat ...
a foretaste of things to come with china as a super power ... -
you mean the 'substandard soy' of the US?
they could have a point.. soy from the US is genetically modified to heck and back
was it MonSatan that did that?Originally posted by Fatum:The Chinese are banning imports of certain stuff also ....
this is so cute .... instead of changing things, they decided on tit for tat ...
a foretaste of things to come with china as a super power ... -
wrt monsanto, yes, they probably have a point ....Originally posted by the Bear:you mean the 'substandard soy' of the US?
they could have a point.. soy from the US is genetically modified to heck and back
was it MonSatan that did that?
but the list goes on, raisins, meat, health supplements, to pace makers etc ? ...
maybe the US is dumping turd on China, but hey, sama sama eh ...
the more worrying thing for singapore is this : Chinese cars are not deemed safe enough to be exported to North America, but why is Singapore spreading her asshole by allowing chinese car imports ? ....
would it take a few deaths on Singapore roads before the LTA wises up ? .... -
you got me..
it's cheap tho'.. you heard the gag about us commenting about a car that looks like the Chery QQ which broke down on the side of the road? we figured it hit one of the rubber road divider flaps and broke down.. and maybe someone in the car sustained serious injuryOriginally posted by Fatum:wrt monsanto, yes, they probably have a point ....
but the list goes on, raisins, meat, health supplements, to pace makers etc ? ...
maybe the US is dumping turd on China, but hey, sama sama eh ...
the more worrying thing for singapore is this : Chinese cars are not deemed safe enough to be exported to North America, but why is Singapore spreading her asshole by allowing chinese car imports ? ....
would it take a few deaths on Singapore roads before the LTA wises up ? .... -
there are no chinese cars here ... nearest I heard about it was a news article stating how chinese car manufacturers don't think their products were "ready" for Mature North American markets yet (read: unsafe) .... so they are bypassing mature markets and concentrating on developing ones ....Originally posted by the Bear:you got me..
it's cheap tho'.. you heard the gag about us commenting about a car that looks like the Chery QQ which broke down on the side of the road? we figured it hit one of the rubber road divider flaps and broke down.. and maybe someone in the car sustained serious injury
Singapore, as usual, loathing to offend the great dragon, spreads her legs wide ..... just like other third world s.hit holes ..... -
yeah.. those deathtraps do not pass the most basic crash tests...
that being said, i think GM is going into joint ventures with the chinese in china.. and a few other major manufacturers too..Originally posted by Fatum:there are no chinese cars here ... nearest I heard about it was a news article stating how chinese car manufacturers don't think their products were "ready" for Mature North American markets yet (read: unsafe) .... so they are bypassing mature markets and concentrating on developing ones ....
Singapore, as usual, loathing to offend the great dragon, spreads her legs wide ..... just like other third world s.hit holes ..... -
ah ... Chinese joint ventures .... aka technology giveaways ...Originally posted by the Bear:yeah.. those deathtraps do not pass the most basic crash tests...
that being said, i think GM is going into joint ventures with the chinese in china.. and a few other major manufacturers too..
they do have one advantage though ... they are not japanese ....
not that the Chinese don't like Japanese cars ... ALL my PRC friends here drive japanese cars, and only japanese cars .... they say that it'll be stupid to drive a japanese car in China cos some jealous idiot will smash up the car pretending it's some WWII ancestral debt ... -
smash the japanese cars up with their own deathtraps?
they on kamikaze missions?
i mean, someone kicks a PRC car and someone in the car diesOriginally posted by Fatum:ah ... Chinese joint ventures .... aka technology giveaways ...
they do have one advantage though ... they are not japanese ....
not that the Chinese don't like Japanese cars ... ALL my PRC friends here drive japanese cars, and only japanese cars .... they say that it'll be stupid to drive a japanese car in China cos some jealous idiot will smash up the car pretending it's some WWII ancestral debt ... -
Seriously?
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Originally posted by the Bear:smash the japanese cars up with their own deathtraps?
they on kamikaze missions?
i mean, someone kicks a PRC car and someone in the car dies
Last time when the japs first manufac cars, people say they cant make it.
then look at now, they are doing so much better tahn most euro cars. We see more japs cars than euro cars. -
yeah.. but the PRC fellas, instead of letting their product do the talking, they're accusing everyone of political intrigue
i wonder.. it was an industrial spy who put the anti-freeze into toothpasteOriginally posted by seotiblizzard:
Last time when the japs first manufac cars, people say they cant make it.
then look at now, they are doing so much better tahn most euro cars. We see more japs cars than euro cars. -
Originally posted by the Bear:yeah.. but the PRC fellas, instead of letting their product do the talking, they're accusing everyone of political intrigue
i wonder.. it was an industrial spy who put the anti-freeze into toothpaste
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Wonder if the pussies of prc FTs in GL oso toxic.......! Will their customers' dicks rot and then just drop off?
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I've come to the conclusion that everything frm China is tainted...including PRC loveholes...Originally posted by :Wonder if the pussies of prc FTs in GL oso toxic.......! Will their customers' dicks rot and then just drop off? -
Originally posted by the Bear:smash the japanese cars up with their own deathtraps?
they on kamikaze missions?
i mean, someone kicks a PRC car and someone in the car dies 
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Maybe.Originally posted by :Wonder if the pussies of prc FTs in GL oso toxic.......! Will their customers' dicks rot and then just drop off? 
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at this rate, cant use any prc stuff
will they do a blanket ban on prc products?, pardon the pun -
I think its a matter of time.Originally posted by laurence82:at this rate, cant use any prc stuff
will they do a blanket ban on prc products?, pardon the pun -
Aiyo.. u know wat ur papas and mamas always say.. expensive things doesnt mean gd quality.. cheap stuff doesnt mean bad quality..
Lidat how?
okok.. time to go browse A/X, Zara, Diesel, GAP.......