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34 N.C.J. Int'l L. & Com. Reg. 655 (2008-2009)
The Price of Cheap Goods: International Trade with China and the Need for Stringent Enforcement of Manufacturing Regulations

handle is hein.journals/ncjint34 and id is 659 raw text is: THE PRICE OF CHEAP GOODS: INTERNATIONAL TRADE WITH CHINA AND THE NEED FOR STRINGENT ENFORCEMENT OF MANUFACTURING REGULATIONS I. Introduction ....................................................................... 655 II. Consumer Product Safety within the United States ........... 658 A. The CPSC: The China Program and the CPSC Plan of A ction ............................................................. 658 B. Obstacles to Consumer Safety Reform ....................... 664 III. Consumer Product Safety within the European Union ...... 667 A. Consumer Policy and the RAPEX System ................. 667 B. Positive Aspects of the E.U. System; Obstacles to Consum er Reform ....................................................... 674 IV. Consumer Product Safety in China ................................... 682 A. AQSIQ and Consumer Safety Regulations ................. 682 B. The China Problem: Lack of Enforcement and Econom ic Pressure ...................................................... 684 C. W hy China M atters ................................................... 687 VI. The Global Impact of China .............................................. 690 A. The Expanding Lead Problem ..................................... 690 B. The Possibility of Global Impact ................................ 692 V II. C onclusion ......................................................................... 695 I. Introduction On June 14, 2007, Mattel issued a recall of several of its popular Thomas the Tank Engine toys after the company discovered that they had been manufactured with lead paint.' Due to the probability that children would ingest lead, millions of toys joined Thomas the Tank Engine on the recall list over the following months because they contained traces of lead paint.2 I Angel Jennings, Thomas the Tank Engine Toys Recalled Because of Lead Paint, N.Y. TiMEs, June 15, 2007, at C1. 2 See Mattel Issues New Massive China Toy Recall: About 9 Million Items Recalled; Danger From Magnets and Lead Paint, MSNBC, Aug. 14, 2007,

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