It seems like China is continually producing toys and trinkets that use poisonous metals or paints. The items that they are making don’t pass many standards set by the U.S. Asian manufacturers are facing criticism and warnings not to substitute toxic substances and lead in children’s items, yet the trouble continues.

Many Chinese factories are trying to cut corners where they can. The less they spend on the product and the higher the profits, the better off they’ll be. However to be fair, China has become one of the largest manufacturers in the world and that’s because they sale low-priced products. And they are forced to continue making these cheap products in order to beat the demand and keep their exports high. If they tried to inflate their prices along with the superiority then people may stop purchasing their products and make their own or buy it cheaper from somewhere instead.

This problem really is a double edged sword. If factories persist in using dangerous materials then the U.S. could hypothetically stop buying their products or there could be a backlash against Chinese products by consumers as well as the government. Alternatively, they may lose business if they have to buy more pricey and safe materials because it will raise the cost.

So basically after so many scandals Americans are concerned about how the Chinese are making these items but they continue to buy them. For example, there are continuously reports coming out about unsafe toys American babies and children are playing with, or even chemicals in toothpaste and cardboard in dumplings.

And the U.S. consumer product regulators just came out and cautioned Asian manufacturers not to switch other toxic substances for lead in children’s items. In the end, we are all being affected by what is going into making these products and even though they’re cheap, they come with risks. And unless the Chinese government starts regulating their products better, things may continuously get worse.

Thus far, it seems that its one dangerous material after the other. Nevertheless, Inez Tenenbaum the chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission remarked that her agency would be “strenuously guarding against attempts to swap one health hazard for another, now that lead is barred under U.S. law” in children’s toys and jewelry. This sounds like the agency is doing something about it, but it’s still nerve racking especially for parents.

But the question remains. How can you tell which products are safe for your children to play with? It’s tricky especially since children are extremely vulnerable particularly as toddlers and babies because they suck on everything. The government holds the primary responsibility for making sure that childrens products and toys don’t have risky or toxic levels of heavy metals in them. But parents need to do as much investigate and inspect their childrens toys and hopefully the government and Chinese manufacturers are doing their job correctly.

This article was written and distributed by Diane Johnson. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Utah. She likes to write about the news, politics,Online Schools, colleges Online, and Adult Education.

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