Wal-Mart Recalls More Chinese-Made Lead Toys

[One Sweet World]

Can't say I'm surprised, what when is this going to stop?

Per the Wall Street Journal:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wal-Mart agreed to a voluntary recall of "Hip Charm" key chains that can contain high levels of lead.

The agency said Friday it is recalling about 12,000 units after a key chain was found in the home of a 9-month old child with high blood levels of lead. The child was observed with the key chain in its mouth.

The recalled key chain has several charms including a button, clover, leaf, heart and a sand dollar that hang from a silver-colored chain.

The key chains, manufactured in China, were sold nationwide from April 2005 through April 2008.

[mod mom]

1. Who gave China Most Favored Trade status, despite opposition from the Dem Party?:

Clinton to renew Normal Trade Relations with China



June 2, 1999
Web posted at: 4:51 p.m. EDT (2051 GMT)


WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, June 2) -- President Bill Clinton will notify Congress Thursday that he is renewing China's most-favored-nation (MFN) trading status -- now known as Normal Trade Relations (NTR) -- for another year, CNN has confirmed.

MFN/NTR status offers low tariffs and treats countries as normal trading partners.

The formal notification, required by the Thursday deadline, is expected to trigger a major debate in the House and Senate due to allegations of Chinese espionage against the U.S. and other recent diplomatic tensions, including charges China tried to influence the 1996 presidential election with illegal campaign contributions.

One of the first speak out against Clinton decision, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California), derided the president for making the decision near the 10th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

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http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/06/02/china.mfn/





Clinton Proposes Renewing China's Most-Favored Trade Status

Congressional reaction mixed amidst larger China policy issues


WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, June 3) -- President Bill Clinton on Wednesday proposed renewing most-favored-nation (MFN) trade status for China, saying it was "clearly in our nation's interest" as he urged Congress to support the request.

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House Speaker Newt Gingrich welcomed Clinton's recommendation for renewing MFN status for China, and vowed to work in a bipartisan manner to ensure that China receives it from Congress.

Gingrich, joined by Reps. Bill Archer (R-Texas) and Philip Crane (R-Ill.), made his comments in a letter to Clinton.

-snip

House Democratic leader Richard Gephardt issued a statement Wednesday opposing Clinton's plan to extend China's trading status for another year.

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/06/03/china.trade/

[BobRossi]

3. Some legacy.

Thanks bill.

[BobRossi]

2. A pact with the devil

China is the asshole of the world and it is shitting on America.

[Deja Q]

4. Other countries too

Did not Russia recall tainted goods of Chinese origin?

Oh, this transcends the US and is, in any objective thought process, a global concern.

[izquierdista]

5. You have such a way with words

Actually, there are 1 billion people over there, squatting over shrink wrap and wrapping it up for shipment to America.

[JDPriestly]

6. Is the cookware safe?