Product safety: If you liked toys from China, you’ll love…
I try like heck to avoid the media’s scare-of-the-day mentality. But this New York Times mag report leaves me with one of those bad feelings in the gut. Drugs manufactured in China? Great. After the various lead paint toy problems, I’ll pass.
Part of the problem is the Wal-Mart syndrome that says that lower prices are always better. In pursuing the lowest possible price, sellers move production off shore. Of course, you could make a car cheaper by simply omitting the brakes. That would be a good example of price slashing going too far.
Call me crazy, but I’ll pay more for aspirin if it means that I’m getting aspirin I can rely on to be safe. Unfortunately, recent Chinese manufacturing scandals give consumers reasons to worry.
David Sugerman
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