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1.7M Lead Containing Consumer Products Sold Since 2010. 89% Were Made in China

6 pointsby kristintynskialmost 3 years ago

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Someonealmost 3 years ago
So, what’s the fraction of consumer products not containing lead that were made in China?<p>Without that information, it’s impossible to tell whether China is doing good or bad with respect to this metric.<p>I would guess it’s lower, but that 89% is by volume, an they don’t tell whether that’s volume in units or in dollars, so I’m not sure about that guess at all.
kristintynskialmost 3 years ago
The Boyscout Neckerchief Slide one is particularly unnerving. I can just imagine thousands of Boy Scouts munching on those toxic things. Brands with missions ostensibly to do good for children, end up poisoning them with lead...