China revokes 700 toy export permits

[OhioChick]

Source: Times of India

11 Jun 2008, 1204 hrs IST, AFP

BEIJING: Beijing has revoked the export licences of 700 toy factories over safety failings, state media reported Wednesday, after a series of high-profile scandals hit the image of Chinese goods overseas.

Beijing launched a massive campaign to inspect all 3,540 toy firms with export permits last August after tens of millions of Chinese-made toys were recalled globally due to design or manufacturing flaws.

It barred 700 firms -- nearly one in five -- from exporting because they failed to meet safety standards, the China Daily quoted a senior safety official as saying.

"After the inspection, the overall situation regarding the production of toys for export has been greatly improved," said Li Changjiang, head of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

Li made the comments after meeting Meglena Kuneva, the visiting EU commissioner for consumer policy.


Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/China_revokes_700_toy_export_permits/articleshow/3119459.cms

[dkf]

1. ohhkay. Anybody find this scary?

So whats the deal with all the stuff we already have?

[OhioChick]

3. Shhhh.....

You're not to concern yourself over that.

[nebula]

2. That's what you get when you pay workers sub-standard wages

you get what you pay for.

[orleans]

4. maybe osha should take their cue from this

on 60 minutes the osha asshole said there were 30,000 factories that have that potential for explosive factory dust. we have trained 50 experts out of 1,000 inspectors. the jerk said we can inspect 30 factories a year. 60 minutes said then it will take us 100 years to inspect these potentially hazardous workplaces.