Boy China is REALLY is trying to kill us.
Today it's Sponge Bob cards... what kids don't play and lick on those? But Boy oh Boy, but THE BIG SECRET is in Chinese steel.
From ABC News*
>Problems with dangerous lead, found in contaminated toys and children's products from China, extend to the steel used in everything from condominiums to factories in the United States. The imported building materials pose a potential health hazard because they are coated with paint containing lead, which is rarely used on American steel.
The chief operating officer at one of the largest firms that makes money by inspecting imported building materials for lead content tells ABCNEWS.com that his company has found dangerously high levels of lead paint in large shipments of commercial steel coming from at least two different Chinese factories.
Daniel Adley, COO of inspection firm KTA Tator, said that multiple shipments of steel, sent to two different American firms, were designed for use in structures such as condominiums and factories in America â and that some of the contaminated steel may have been installed.
"At least two customers had multiple projects involving multiple shipments of large quantities of steel that was fabricated in some of the Pacific Rim countries, including and specifically China, and it came into this country with very high lead content," Adley said.
This news indicates that retail manufacturers, including toymakers Mattel and Hasbro, are not the only companies struggling with Chinese factories looking to cut corners by producing unsafe leaded products. Commercial companies that do not have to publicly announce a recall because their goods are not sold commercially seem to be facing these issues, too.
Adley said that the hazardous steel would cost an estimated hundreds of thousands of dollars to clean up. If untreated, it could pose a slew of safety hazards to construction workers, the environment and the general population, he said.
"The shipments caused tremendous problems for our customers," said Adley, whose company was contracted by the steel importing firms to test the material for lead paint.
In order to protect his customers' confidentiality, Adley would not identify which firms imported the steel, nor would he name the Chinese factories that made it.
"It doesn't surprise us that steel coated outside the United States, where these issues are not regulated, contains lead," said Michael Damiano, the director of product development for the Society for Protective Coatings, a nonprofit group that creates standards for coatings.
>> Well it's really interesting end of Rome type stuff but this is what happens to renegade growth societies and indeed the Chinese have done to themselves what we could never do... This huge trade imbalance that is so one sided... watch, it will take some time but gradually Americans will move away from what is obviously made in China. And to our government: We need a scarlet letter solution.
>American's have a right to chose Non Chinese solutions to their everyday lives; if given a choice, I will buy non Chinese every time except for the Lemon Chicken. We need a big " MIC " warning on goods " Made In China " as well as " PMIC " warning on goods Partially Made In China and an " UO " warning for unknown origin. You can't have it both ways US Gov, you can't stop us at the airport from bringing a mushroom back from France or a Meat Patty from Jamaica and then turnaround and green light poison steel for our buildings. How funny- in this rush to build " Green " buildings we end up using poison steel!
