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33:59 – Commercials for KFC during the Kentucky Derby saying “we’re #1 in China!” have been running constantly showing Chinese people going apeshit over the fried goodness.
23:00 – Anything from China, just wash your hands of it – unless it’s soap, because you’ll lose a ring finger. Half the smog in L.A. is from factories in China. Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego are our latest plastic toys covered in lead from China. Tires, toothpaste, pet food, vitamins, fish, ginger, chicken, gum – anything remotely associated with China, just stay the hell away from it.
32:20 – You have to watch out which sort of multi-purpose saline you’re using on your eyes – make sure it’s not from that place we’ve been referencing, also known as Chi-nah.
37:23 – Chinese kid toy Aqua Dots recalled because, when ingested, they have the same chemical reaction as GHB
2:28 – In China, they found hairbands for women in salons – 3 cents for 10 – made with used condoms
44:52 – Nearly 10,000 O’Neill children’s sweatshirts made in China have been recalled because the drawstrings have the tendency to tighten up and strangle the children
29:08 – 155,000 Philips Senseo Coffeemakers, made in China and sold nationwide, have been recalled because they have faulty electrical systems and they cause a calcium buildup from the water and burst open and splash hot coffee in your face.
3:10 – NASA is having to deal with Chinese space junk from space missions launched by the country in 2007. Pieces of debris have been going by Space Shuttle Atlantis.
31:28 – 35,000 Wagner paint sprayers manufactured in China sold for $99 at major chain, home and hardware stores across the country, have been recalled because the On/Off switch can fall off and exposes the internal connections and can cause a very high risk of shock.
47:54 – Consumer Reports has linked a skin rash from leather couches directly back to the manufacturing plant in China. The dyes and preservatives contained in the couches that have been discovered in Ohio are extremely harmful to human skin.
38:04 – The Science Journal Researchers have reported that a mass extinction that happened about 260 million years ago was more than likely caused by volcanic eruptions in what is now called China.
27:47 – 530,000 Starbucks coffee grinders have been recalled. They can turn on by themselves and in turn cut up the owner as they are cleaning them out. These were manufactured in China, of course.
28:33 – 1,500 Wolfgang Puck toaster ovens have been recalled because they can remain on after the toast pops up, which causes the oven to overheat and explode into flames. Where was it made? Doy hickey – the new name of China.
57:42 – Officials from UC-Berkeley say hackers had infiltrated restricted computer databases, putting at risk the social security numbers and health and medical info of up to 160,000 students and alumni. The over 6-month long breach was discovered during a routine maintenance when campus staff discovered taunting messages. The computer hackers were traced to China.
47:56 – Maclaren USA is recalling 1 million strollers that have been sold in the last decade due to a dozen reports of children’s fingers being amputated in the hinges. The strollers were made in China.
10:40 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has listed six major recalls in January. The first was Starbucks glass water bottles, which can shatter in your mouth – they’re made in China; Zippo candle lighters, sold at Bath & Body Works, start melting and lighting shit on fire for no reason – they’re manufactured in China; Zybex strollers, sold at Target stores across the country, cut off kids fingers – they’re manufactured in China; Radio Shack’s Nighthawk toy helicopters’ propellers spin off and take your eyeball out – they’re manufactured in China; Wal-Mart’s toy horses are covered in lead paint that kids put in their mouth – they’re manufactured in China; and dollar stores across the country are selling little military figures whose pieces snap off and get lodged in your throat – they’re manufactured in China.
15:11 – Jah thinks we should seriously reign back the amount of shit that China is importing into this country that is toxic, poisonous and dangerous.
44:52 – The website for Consumer Product Safety Commission has a page that you can view all the recalls for May 2010. There are press releases for 18 products that were recalled that were made in China. We have coffee makers that blow up, toy darts that choke kids, sweathshirts that catch on fire, bracelets that have toxic charms on them, hair dryers whose plastic shatters, bicycles that have faulty handlebars and water bottles that break in your mouth.
6:22 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently recalled three products in the month of March that were manufactured in the C to the H to the INA. There’s a fitness resistance tube sold at Dick’s Sporting Goods – it has a plastic clip inside that’s on the handle and if it breaks, the plastic fragments shatter off and can go into your eye and lacerate your skin. There’s a slow cooker sold at Burlington Coat Factory, on which the control panel overheats, then melts, then sparks, then starts a fire. Lastly, a coffeemaker sold at Ikea that has an issue where the pressure builds up too quickly and the glass of the coffeepot breaks and shatters into your face.
40:19 – U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission April recalls for products made in China – The Active Leisure 10x10 folding canopy tent from Costco. The tent’s fabric is wicked flammable. … The Williams-Sonoma fondue pot – the handle just breaks off. … Troy the Activity Truck from Toys R Us – it’s bedazzled and bejeweled and has beads that easily detach and choke kids to death.
12:25 – U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has the June recalls for products made in China: Toy Military Copters, sold for $7 at Rite-Aid, have plastic blades on the helicopter that detach during flight and lacerate children’s faces. … There’s also a Contemporary Cutlery Knife Block, a set that’s sold for $300 at Macy’s, Bed Bath & Beyond, Crate and Barrel and online at Amazon. The tips of the knife poke out of the bottom of the block, which means that when you pick it up the tips jut out and slice your fingers off. … A child booster seat that’s sold for $13 at Target has a restraint buckle that seems to open unexpectedly and allow the child to fall on the floor.
1:04:17 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has the July recalls for products from China: Task Force 5-ton Electric Log Splitter sold exclusively at Lowe’s – has a hydraulic arm that during use slides under the handle used to move the machine. Users’ hands can be amputated if they are near the handle during operation. … Diving Unlimited International Deep Sea Weight System, sold at diving equipment retailers across the nation – there’s a defect in the lanyard that connects the weights to their harness, which causes the weights to not be released when the diver pulls the handle. … children’s task lamps overheat, causing the adhesive inside the lamp socket to overheat and migrate into the bulb area of the socket. The flammable glue then melts into the electrical components, and those spark up together to cause a fire. … Uvex ski helmets imported to Haverhill, Mass. – the helmets provide insufficient shock absorption and virtually zero resistance to penetration.
44:35 – China is a nation that is trying to kill us by taking common household products, children’s toys and life essentials and embedding in them a dangerous lethal components. August recalls from Chinese products include Nextorch flashlight batteries, sold for $2 at law enforcement supply stores. The batteries overheat, rupture and ignite the flashlight on fire. … The LHQM LED exit signs sold for $200 at hardware stores nationwide. They fail to light up or illuminate during a power failure. … The Me2 clip-on chair for kids, sold for $50 at Toys R Us and Target, has a clamp that attaches to the table that becomes worn and causes the chair to detatch from surfaces and also become an ampuational hazard. … a Martha Stewart enamel cast iron casserole dish, sold for $170 at Macy’s, has enamel coating that heats up and cracks off and becomes a burning projectile.
6:10 – An offer has been made to Frank McCourt, current owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, to purchase the Dodgers for $1.2 billion. The offer was made by a group of investors, some of whom include “certain state-owned investment institutions of the People’s Republic of China.”
15:12 – September recalls for the US Consumer Product Safety Commission for products made in China: the Chef Mate Blender, sold for $14 at Target – the plastic pitcher separates from the base and exposes the rotating blade … the Bridgeway Bicycle, sold at Wal-Mart for $100, has a chain that’s so weak that movement causes it to break and knocks the rider off the bike. … The Chloe, Sofie and Audrey Soft Dolls, sold at Pottery Barn Kids for $40, have hair that contain loops large enough to slip around a child’s head and neck and strangle them to death. The headband loosens over time and can also slip over a child’s head.
24:33 – The US Consumer Product Safety Commission October recalls from China: the Ballard Designs Stafford stepstool, sold at Ballard Designs stores in Florida, Georgia and Ohio – sold for $80 and on HSN.com – have plastic tabs on the feet that snap and cause it to become unstable while standing on it … BOB single and double strollers sold at REI for $280 and $660, respectively, have a canopy with an embroidered logo patch that detaches from the fabric and kids can reach it, eat it and gag to death. … Guidecraft Twist-n-Sort Toys – sold for $20 at specialty toy stores nationwide – have small pegs on 3 of the 4 posts that detach from their square base and allows children to eat them and choke on them.
55:05 – In China, they make things, which are then brought here and sold to people and then murder us. November product recalls from China from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission: the Gerber Legendary Blades Winchester Hunting Knife Set – sold for around $120 at sporting goods stores around the U.S. The latching mechanism used to lock in the knife’s interchangeable blades unexpectedly collapses and releases the blade. … the Keds Know-It-All girls shoe, sold for $23 at various department stores, has ornamental stars that adorn the heel of the shoe that loosen and pose a laceration hazard. … The Heath Wireless Command Motion Sensor Wall Switch, sold for $25 at hardware stores across the country, has switches in auto mode that have a leakage current that pass through the electrical socket and thus electrocutes people.
36:01 – Products for 2012 that were recalled from China: The O Grill, portable gas grill, sells for $189 at LL Bean, REI and Dillard’s. The regulator on the grill routinely leaks gas which in turn lights the whole grill on fire. … The Anti-Lock High Chair has a restraint buckle that without prompting unexpectedly opens to send your child straight down. … The Triple 8 Kid’s Bicycle Helmet, which sells for $40 at nationwide bike stores, complies with zero safety standards from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
46:29 – Recalls from China: The 5-light floor lamp, sold for $50 at Big Lots, has light bulbs that get so hot they melt the lampshade over the bulb. … Expandable Children’s Lunch Box with freezer gel pac, sold for $10 at Costco, has gel pacs that leak out toxic materials that get into the contents and in your kids. … Super X Safety Flashlight, sold for $15 at BJ’s Wholesale Club, have lights that get so hot they burn you on touch.
4:30 – During the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, 25 million pounds of Chinese-made petroleum-based plastic beads make their way to the city over several weeks each year. Activists want to start a bead recycling program. Skeptics scoff at the idea.
59:57 – Chinese officials have confiscated 700 small one-burner gas stoves that were headed straight for the U.S. because they were deemed unsafe. The unsafeness was not because they were all adorned with Apple’s trademarked logo or beneath the logo it read “iPhone.”
55:27 – US Consumer Product Safety Commission March 2012 recalls from China: Umbro Boys Outerwear Jackets – sold for $8 at Ross stores nationwide. Jacket has a retractable elastic drawstring at the waist with an oversized toggle. This can be snagged or caught in small spaces or doorways, posing an entrapment hazard. … Locker Brand medicine bottles – storage containers that sold for $15 at CVS, Walgreen’s and Bed Bath & Beyond. Even when the locker is locked, gentle pressure applied to the latch pops open the container and could allow unauthorized access to medicine. … The Foreign One dramatic play theater toy sold for $180 at various American gift catalogs. It’s a miniature theater setup. The size of the theater has different weighted parts that can unexpectedly tip over during play and crush more than one child at a time.