Happy Easter/Passover to all... Chinese drywall risks/Department of Customs?

[Guest guest]

Carl -

Once the debacle with antifreeze in the toothpaste manufactured in China, and

other products lacking " purity " entered

our " commercial mainstream " - ALL products emanating from that country which has

had a long history of human rights violations should have been held up for

scrutiny. That would include any building materials which would find its way

into our homes in the same insidious fashion as the " toothpaste. " I think twice

before I purchase anything made in China. Their dishes have had problems.

If no one is watching the dishes and the toothpaste, why would anyone think that

anyone is watching the drywall. We should have learned our lesson with the

pressed particle/chip board for exterior siding. I still see it used in

building.

Not to promote one company, but Legal Seafoods restaurant which started in

Cambridge, Mass. and has now expanded along the Eastern

Seaboard as far as Florida and other locales has employed a " check point " type

manner of inspection for everything. They are more highly trusted and respected

then the government inspectors. And they are industry. Maybe other industries

should follow suit.

The construction industry has had many problems such as the vermiculite in the

insulation called " mica fill " I think. I think it was s-Manville. And the

industry as a whole, has not had the oversight it should have had.

For example, I think of the pink insulation. Before it was released into the

building or homeowner use domain, was it tested for the capacity, when wet to

develop mold or for the fiberglass shards to be inhaled in much the same way,

fine particulate matter is? I don't think so.

My opinion is that certain industries have become so powerful that they become

the " driving force " as opposed to the agencies charged with regulating them. It

is the old " tail wagging the dogs scenario. "

Thanks for your response.

>

> I don't intend to defend our Customs Dept or inspection

> procedures and I share your outrage with the continued assults

> on life on earth. But we have to realize that the sulpher in the

> Chinese drywall has never occurred before. So why would we

> even know to test for it? We can't afford to test for " everything "

> which could possibly be in every product we use. BTW, this was

> quickly reported to the EPA by industry consultants who just as

> quickly began investigating which led to the discovery in a matter

> of weeks of the sulpher in Chinese drywall. They have traced the

> distribution routes so they have a good idea where most of it has

> been used.

>

> Some events are easy to find and resolve. Others are more

> difficult. It also helps that " someone else " is at fault rather than

> " us. "

>

> Carl Grimes

> Healthy Habitats LLC

[Guest guest]

I'm with you. I try hard not to purchase Chinese goods or foods.

Sometimes you just have no choice. This is because of NAFTA/GAFTA,

etc.

Happy Resurrection Sunday/Passover to all too!

Barth

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