More Chinese Recalls prove our point
More Chinese Recalls prove our point
Back in 2006 my late friend Don Lemmon tipped me to something very unusual. He purchased Bestro Chicken Jerky Strips at WalMart, tried them, and found them acceptable for his diet program in a pinch. The fact that they were located in the Pet Food Section was a little off-putting, but I tried them. Guess what? They weren't that bad at all! No seasoning, not overly sweetness or saltiness like most of the other jerky products out there.
Unfortunately, they were made in China.
Now WalMart has pulled them off the shelf, along with another brand from Import-Pingyang Pet Product Company. While there's not been a recall of the product at this time (WalMart says they're still testing the product) they're halting sales just to be safe. Philadelphia TV station WPVI reported last week that a woman claimed her two year old Chihuahua died after eating one of the Bestros strips. The station reported that an autopsy found the dog died of an infection caused by toxic bacteria.
Meanwhile news from New Zealand that some Chinese import children's clothing contained dangerous levels of formaldehyde. In at least one case pajamas that were supposed to be flame retardant weren't.
One economist claimed these recalls were “A drop in the ocean” in China's overall trade picture.
That still doesn't make them right. Not by a long shot.
And Mark from Omaha wrote me the following:
Just wait a cotton-picken minute...
If China
can ban US exports of Pork because there was a drug used they don't
like, maybe
we should ban imports of Toys from China because we
don't like Lead Paint on our Children's
Toys.
Just a Thought.
Well, we could...
Unfortunately much of big bidness is addicted to China.
As is our government.
Removing China from the equation would leave big bidness needing to bring jobs back to America, and we surely don't want that.
And heaven forbid our government would learn to live within it's means so it wouldn't have to borrow all that money! You know, all those Treasury instruments that China owns?
Nope, the only way we can break their addiction to China is through direct action.
I'm asking everyone to take one week of their life to Say NO! To China! from September 4th through the 10th. Symbolically that falls between a holiday and a commemoration.
The holiday is faint, hollow recognition these days. Labor Day is more "Summer's Last Hurrah" than what it was originally, a day to salute the American worker and how his efforts have made this country great.
Too many of those workers have seen their jobs exported overseas.
The commemoration of the only recognized successful foreign attack on American Soil is also appropriate. The Chinese are attacking us where we live. In our supermarkets, in our general stores, even our car parts stores.
Until we stand up and say HELL NO!, China will continue to flood our markets with substandard crap. Our government won't do anything about it until it's too late.
One more thing to remember in November.
Whatever you think of Michael Bloomberg, he's honest.
He told Dan Blather in an interview for his HDNet (does anyone see this?) cable show, "Nobody's going to elect me president of the United States. What I'd like to do is to be able to influence the dialog. I'm a citizen."
We'll see what Michael says in about six months time.
Next time, the NAFTA summit in Ontario Canada, and how your government is conspiring to steal your votes from you...
Wyatt Cox isn't running for anything. You can reach him online at rant.wyattcox.net or americansunriseradio @ yahoo.com
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