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Chinese Imports and Product Safety
Toys, tires, foods and toothpaste have raised questions about the safety of imports from China. Is China trying to clean up its act? What about the demand for cheap products from US companies--and from consumers? Also, stock markets responds to Federal Reserve action on the sub-prime lending crisis. On Reporter's Notebook, do coal mines have to be so dangerous?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenToys, tires, foods and toothpaste have raised questions about the safety of imports from China. Is China trying to clean up its act? What about the demand for cheap products from US companies--and from consumers? Also, stock markets responds to Federal Reserve action on the sub-prime lending crisis and, on Reporter's Notebook, three rescuers have died trying to save six trapped miners. We talk with a world authority on coal mining operations.
US Consumer Product Safety Commission acting Chair Nancy Nord announces the recall of millions of toys manufactured by Mattel Inc. at the commission's headquarters August 14, 2007 in Bethesda, Maryland.
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