mold plume from china?

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Hi all,

Was in the group before and posted some. Still am fighting

aspergillus, stakky, penicillum. ..Over 4 years now

Thought some would be interested in this. Wondered if anyone else has

had this problem. I had bought some jewelry from Wal Mart. Got home,

minute I opened the box, and was like a bomb hit me. Started coughing,

wheezing so badly. Closed it immediately. Was a label on the bottom

Made in China. Took the necklace out and sealed the fuzzy box in a

ziplop bag. Over two months was so ill. Coughing, wheezing. When

started getting better, opened the baggie, and bam! Coughing,

wheezing. Threw the box out. Did research on the web about mold from

China. Found the following information. As most of you know,

practically all clothes are from china now. Had gotten a sweatshirt

from there also and the same thing happened. Had to wash it in Vinegar

and Borax 2 times. Have noticed meds are making me ill also. Then saw

many compounds in them are from China. We never had the toxic molds

in the US like we do now. Until they started importing. Wonder just

what all is being imported into the US. The MCS, fibro, RA has been

really bad. I just saw that the US will be importing cars from there

in the coming years. The upholstery, etc in the cars is probably from

there now.

Ann

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October 8, 2002

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Looking to grow and market something different than tomatoes,

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