Why do we import products from China again ?

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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian officials are investigating what appears to be a batch of counterfeit toothpaste that was found in Toronto, Health Minister Tony Clement said on Wednesday.


The suspected fakes are labeled "Colgate" and have markings indicating they came from South Africa. Similar tubes, complete with grammatical errors, have been found in discount stores in four U.S. states.


"We do have inspectors and investigators who are on the scene and who are busy analyzing the product to see whether there is any kind of health hazard," Clement told Parliament.


"The best advice I can give until that investigation is complete is buyer beware ... In this particular case what has happened is not acceptable."


Colgate-Palmolive Co. says counterfeit toothpaste that may contain the toxic chemical diethylene glycol poses a low health risk.


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers to avoid any toothpaste made in China

First it was sub standard pet food - made in China that killed

Now it is tooth paste made in China that may kill you - low risk isn't comforting to me I don't know about you


Here is an idea


Buy Canadian the job you save may be your own -

We used to make and buy our own stuff -

As a novel new idea - strange as it may sound to you


Why don't we just employ our people to make things to our standards and then buy those things from ourselves ?

Answer 1

First, Chinese cough syrup kills over 100 people in Panama and Haiti. Second, toxic Chinese wheat gluten in pet food. Third, toxic Chinese bootlegged Colgate (which is a copyright violation, too). Fourth, Chinese toys sprayed with lead paint. Fifth, fly by night Chinese "pharmaceutical" companies who send BARRELS of dietheline glycol labelled as " 98% pure glycerin" world wide (most recently to Germany). There is no global standard for labelling and the creation of a paper trail back to the manufacturer.
I've been avoiding "Made in China" for years due to my political beliefs, but now there's another reason; I don't think poisoning is such a fine idea!

Answer 2

Simple, profit margin. It's more profitable for a company to outsource the labor, allow them to use whatever materials they deem fit and then ship the stuff to us in a container on a boat. Corporations figure customs or the government has regulations in place so why do they care. It's all about the bottom line and regardless of what people know or think about corporations many are still corrupt and don't really care. Take a look at the recent rash of MBA and engineering students getting caught plagiarizing their papers and you'll see that those who are willing to cheat to get through college on an others work are the ones who sit in positions of power and make these decisions. Of course I think it was mainly OU that was investigated for this but it was something that had been ongoing for years once the investigation got into full swing. As long as we have a "always look out for #1" attitude we'll have these types of issues. Don't get me wrong, always look out for #1 and CYA but not at the expense of someones health or life to make a quick buck or bonus. We live in a country where we make charitable contributions more often because of the tax write off then the because it's the right thing to do. Of course I'm speaking of the US. But this does apply in Canada as well since many US corporations have presence in Canada and that's what's most likely driving it.

Answer 3

Simple, because it's cheaper to purchase a factory and hire workers there to make these products. And until China's standards of living rises, it's looks like its going to be that way. Besides, isn't this an opportunity to challenge yourselves into pursuing white collar corporate jobs? It seems only people like Jethro bodine with his idiotic comments would rather keep his blue collar job and not lose it to some mexican or china chinese.

Answer 4

Most people only understand "cheap" at the point of sale.

They don't understand the other side of "cheap" until they are standing in the unemployment line.

The good news, or maybe not-so-good news is, after enough service and management industry jobs are outsourced, there will be plenty of cheap labor available for us to start manufacturing here again, lol.

The big problem, and why that wonderful day may be way off in the future, is that it costs too much to do business here in the West. Governments wage war and levy taxes, landowners pay those taxes and pass the costs on to tenants, who must then earn high enough wages to pay high rents.

Countries that are not busy waging high-tech wars tend to be cheaper to live in, so their labor is happier with lower wages. Then, the inflated Western countries buy manufactured goods from them.

It's a bit like how we locate the junkyards and slaughter houses where the land is cheap, except in modern commerce, the whole world is our neighborhood.

North America used to be a great place for growing food, manufacturing, and reasonable labor costs, in service to Europe (which was also once roamed by nomadic tribes). Now that we too have become spoiled (except for Mexico), those tasks must be fulfilled in the third world of today.

The cycle will eventually repeat, but this is not likely to happen in our lifetimes. It pains me to say this, but if you want to live in a country that manufactures on the cheap, you will have to move to one.

Answer 5

Trade with China is here to stay and I'm happy for it. It keeps inflation down plus trading partners are less likely to go to war.

I was buying scallops from China at $4.50 a pound at Wal*Mart. I saw in the news that some Chinese seafood was tainted. I stopped buying it. That's all you have to do. They'll get the message.

Answer 6

protective cost lists have become a element of the previous, as a results of fact they violate multi-national GATT agreements. many international locations, and the IMF could retaliate via taxing or perhaps banning all US imports. China grew to become into mad adequate as quickly as we imposed a tire tariff on them final 3 hundred and sixty 5 days. in the event that they actually had to retaliate, they might kick Apple, KFC and Walmart and all the different US agencies, and sell all their US bonds. as properly putting the above companies out of employer, many US agencies that be counted on chinese language middleman products could bypass under. client products could replace into scarce, and the fees will upward push and as our bonds and then our distant places funds will become valueless, you would be paying US $one thousand for a pair of rubber turn flops. A legal thank you to chop back imports and improve exports is to devalue the distant places funds. we are at present pressuring China to permit the Yuan to get excitement from. i do no longer assume you will take a gross sales decrease to help us out, will you?

Answer 7

Distorted exchange rates. The Chinese government is keeping the Yuan undervalued. This makes labor in China absurdly cheap, drawing investment to the country.

Wal*Mart, one of the biggest success stories in recent decades, is based almost entirely on taking advantage of the weak Yuan. And, the markup between what they pay to produce something in China, and what they sell it for in the US counts towards GDP (no kidding). Same goes throughout the developed wolrd, including the Great White North.

Answer 8

IF US quits importing China's goods , this country will go broke.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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