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product recalls: Update - Chinese Drywall - The Lawyers Have Landed - 03/21/09 08:14 AM
Well, you knew this was coming.  The Chinese drywall problem is worsening.  As it does, people will be looking for more and more remedies.
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-lawyers-have-landed-in-the-uproar-over-chinese-drywall/
In addition to the plumbing, electrical and air conditioner problems, people are now reporting damage to televisions, computers, microwaves, refrigerators, various electrical appliances, jewelry, door stops - this list will grow with time.  This problem will grow with time.  We import Chinese stuff all the time.  Our relationship has grown with time.  It is time we stop to rethink this trade relationship.
Do you think importers are going to wise up?  Think carefully...
And you knew … (16 comments)

product recalls: How Can Tens of Millions of Square Feet of House Be Recalled? - 01/29/09 05:34 AM
After hurricane Katrina there were shortages of various construction materials.  There was too much that needed to be done at one time.  One thing in short supply was drywall.  This immediate need inspired the importation of tens of millions of square feet of drywall.  No problem - so builders imported drywall.
It sat on barges at sea until it was approved.  Some say it absorbed moisture.  Some say it did not.  But it was approved and admitted and used in thousands of houses in Florida, Virginia and perhaps elsewhere - 2004, 2005 and 2006.  It turns out the drywall was bad … (12 comments)

product recalls: I Think We Need To Recall China - 01/22/09 04:44 PM
For a long time now, I am signed on to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to receive their emails. The send me recall notices. I told them which things I wanted notices on – consumer products, toys, tools, electrical, etc. – and they send me emails when testing orders a recall. I do it to help myself be a better home inspector.
Some days I get four or five. I get them nearly EVERY DAY.
I cannot keep up with it all! I do not know how the CPSC keeps up with it all! They must have a quillion employees. … (7 comments)

 
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