The Black Informant

Man, I was in Target the other day waiting for my wife. While I was standing there I decided to randomly pick up products to see where it was manufactured.

ALL OF THEM said ‘China’.

Here is some other related news regarding manufacturer’s paradise.

Lead causes more U.S. recalls of China-made toys

Wed Aug 22, 2007

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Excessive amounts of lead paint on toys and other children’s products led the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a recall of more than 300,000 Chinese-made items on Wednesday.

The recall includes about 250,000 SpongeBob SquarePants address books and journals because they may have excessive levels of lead paint on their metal spiral bindings. (more…)

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Chopsticks picked up in new China scare

Wed Aug 22, 2007

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Beijing factory sold up to 100,000 pairs of disposable chopsticks a day without any form of disinfection, a newspaper said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of food and product safety scares.

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The owner, identified only by his surname Wu, said he had sold the chopsticks for 0.04 yuan a pair and made an average of about 1,000 yuan ($130) a day. (more…)

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China Airlines hides logo on plane wreckage

August 23, 2007

China Airlines painted over its logo on the charred remains of a burnt-out plane as investigators Wednesday sifted through the debris to find out why the jet blew up moments after landing in Japan.

Television footage showed a maintenance crew in green suits whitening out the name China Airlines on the plane’s mangled body as well as the Taiwanese carrier’s plum flower emblem on its tail.

The Boeing 737-800 burst into a ball of fire just eight minutes after it landed Monday on the southern island of Okinawa. (more…)

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You know, part of me is laughing at this but this is not funny.

My wife and I at times have fun with this particular subject. For example: You know something is from China when…

…instead of “Nike Air”, your sneakers say “Air Strikes”*

…instead of having the popular “US Polo Association” shirt, your shirt says “UN Polo Association”.*

…your iPhone says “tphone“

…a Black Barbie doll still looks White

…your FUBU shirt is spelled “FooBoo”

…your digital camera makes that annoying grenade toss sound every time you press the button to take a picture.

…your suitcase has something like World Elite embroidered on it as if it was a real name brand.*

…your analog Gucci watch has been reading 6:30, 12:00, 3:15 or 9:45 ever since you dropped it on carpet.

…Feel free to add more.

BTW, the asterisks mean that I have actually seen these products (If you live in the LA area, you know that the Fashion district is the epicenter of this kind of stuff–Best place to shop for toys for Christmas for kids because you know its gonna break anyway).