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Are there particular product categories which we should avoid mostly, or does it apply to anything and everything coming out of China?
by elorant 7y ago
Are 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.