Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/06/28/fish.ban/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH /06/28/fish.ban/index.html</a> First contaminents in pet food were traced there, then there was poisoned toothpaste, and now antibiotics in fish. What gives?
Originally Posted By DAR Plus the Bucks start an international incident by drafting Yi Jilian. Let's not forget that China is a communist turd country.
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP I think jonvn has it about right. Think about US food production circa "Slaughter House Five" and pre FDA. China has lots of people despreate to make lots of money and a government that is even more willing than ours to being bribed.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Don't forget the recall on Thomas the Tank toys due to lead paint in the toys. I'm having some real fun at home with that one trying to explain the toys will be back good as new in 8 weeks. Outsourcing: You get what you pay for.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip This provides a good lesson to those who constantly object to government regulation of commerce.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "It's a corrupt country, with people desperate for money.' Yeah, but what about China?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Outsourcing: You get what you pay for.< it's our new corporate motto ! but term is now Off-Shoring as outsourcing could still mean using cheap labor here...
Originally Posted By trekkeruss It's money over safety and the environment and anything else. People are racing to get rich; there are few rules and what rules their are are frequently ignored, or as someone else said, bribed away.
Originally Posted By twirlnhurl "This provides a good lesson to those who constantly object to government regulation of commerce." Yeah, because China is so open to private enterprise. Sorry if that sounds rude, but I disagree with this particular statement. This case provides plenty of good lessons, but that isn't one of them.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I think you missed the point. I think what Road Trip was referring to was the value of having something like the FDA, which in a purely capitalist sense could be seen as government regulation of commerce, but is pretty much accepted by everyone as a necessary safeguard to insure that our food is safe. China doesn't have the equivalent, and we see the results.
