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Lead is one of the most toxic materials that children can be exposed to and the effects last a lifetime. My concern over lead exposure with young children has
by nugget 7y ago
Lead is one of the most toxic materials that children can be exposed to and the effects last a lifetime.
My concern over lead exposure with young children has led to me buying almost nothing from China any more -- the supply chain and manufacturing process there is riddled with examples of lead, formaldehyde, and other toxic materials being used as cheap substitutes. What one of the mayors says in the article is probably true, that some of the lead hot spots around Paris were not caused by the fire but exist from other sources.
- elorant 7y agoAre there particular product categories which we should avoid mostly, or does it apply to anything and everything coming out of China?
- nugget 7y agoAnything and everything, unfortunately.
- elorant 7y agoJust to be clear, everything from Chinese origin or everything manufactured in China? Because in the case of the latter it seems that pretty much everything these days is manufactured there.
- nugget 7y ago>everything from Chinese origin or everything manufactured in China? Not sure what the difference is between these two. It's not that every item from China is tainted, it's that the supply chain isn't as trusted and that leads to a higher rate of contaminated products. >Because in the case of the latter it seems that pretty much everything these days is manufactured there. Yes, it's a real pain to source alternative products. I used to love the convenience and price of Alibaba, Amazon, and the other front ends for the modern miracle that is Shenzhen. But once I started to read up more on the science of toxic chemicals behind it, it radically changed my view and it's hard to go back.
- AJ007 7y agoAnything from retailers that don’t test products for it because they are outside the chain of liability. E.g. Amazon.