http://www.southerninjurylawyer.com/news/2009/11/23/cpsc-announces-new-toy-safety-standards/ Personal Injury and Product Liability Lawyers Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:45:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.southerninjurylawyer.com/news/2009/11/23/cpsc-announces-new-toy-safety-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Personal Injury Attorneys: “Made in China” often means “Buyer Beware” | Beasley Allen Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:41:17 +0000 http://www.southerninjurylawyer.com/?p=2356#comment-407 [...] Toys with lead paint, contaminated food, toxic drywall, defective all-terrain vehicles – these are just some of the Chinese exports that have spawned massive safety recalls and personal injury lawsuits in the last couple of years. In 2007, made-in-China products accounted for more than 82% of all U.S. consumer product recalls. Assuming that U.S.-China trade relations remain normal, what will the future of the American marketplace look like in 5 or 10 years? Will it be rife with all sorts of defective and dangerous imports or will Chinese manufacturers eventually embrace what it means to make a “quality” product? [...] [...] Toys with lead paint, contaminated food, toxic drywall, defective all-terrain vehicles – these are just some of the Chinese exports that have spawned massive safety recalls and personal injury lawsuits in the last couple of years. In 2007, made-in-China products accounted for more than 82% of all U.S. consumer product recalls. Assuming that U.S.-China trade relations remain normal, what will the future of the American marketplace look like in 5 or 10 years? Will it be rife with all sorts of defective and dangerous imports or will Chinese manufacturers eventually embrace what it means to make a “quality” product? [...]

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