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Made in China? buy or beware[buyer be aware]! But made in the USA? may not be much

better. Next on Gobal Pulse.
In the past year, news programs around the world reported that Chinese products were

dangerous even deadly. Have you heard about Thomas and friends? These toys are so

popular that young kids have at least one or two of them. However lead materials have

been found on the toys and the distributors have recalled them.
It began at 2006 when many people died in Panama. After researches the Panamanian

authorities found that antibiotics containing DEGs that[has] caused the deaths. This

chemicals found antifreeze for automobiles.
Some toothpaste has cause panic in Costa Rica. Hundreds of tubes recede[were seized]

because they contain a highly toxic chemical usually found in antifreeze.
China’s English language news service CCTV presented China’s defense. Last Friday

the FDA warned consumers to avoid using toothpaste labeled as made in China and also

issued an import alert to prevent toothpaste containing chemical DEG from entering

the US.
“All the toothpastes were registered with the FDA and approved to be distributed in

the United States. So the siege and warning are neither scientific nor responsible.”
Chinese scientists insisted no[low] levels of industrial solvent DEG are harmless in

toothpaste. According to an EU food standard it’s safe for a person to consume 0.5

milligrams of DEG per kilogram of body weight.
The BBC reported how tainted products inside China spelt tragedy for one Chinese

family. Last year Guo Ping’s only child Liu Seqiang caught a cold so her mother gave

her antibiotics. Just a little bit, she says, then the girl died. At the end of the

room six-years-old Du Haipeng lies still. He was given the same cold medicine last

year and now his[he is] brain damaged.
After forty drugs her[hurt] individuals worldwide China finally tool[took] action.

Chao was the head of the department of drug registrations under the state FuJian drug

administration. He was convicted of taking bribes worth more than 2.4 million yuan

and a dereliction of duty.
When tainted products turn up in the US it is the food and drug administration that’

s supposed to catch it. Like its Chinese counterpart the FDA regulates the

pharmaceutical industry. And like China mistakes can be deadly.
Abc news covered congressional hearings highlighting the problem. Today lawmakers

wanted to know why the FDA still doesn’t know whether Avandia increases the risk of

heart attacks. In other words after 8 years on the market and with a million

Americans taking Avnadia the FDA can’t say for sure it’s safe. Doctor John Boost

testified he was threatened with the possible lawsuit by company executives when he

raised concerns about Avandia back in 1999.
“I was characterized as a liar.”
Glaxo(short for GlaxoSmithKline ) says it is investigating the matter. But the

allegations didn’t end there. A FDA supervisor said she was rebuked by the agency

last year when she called for stronger warnings on Avandia.
“That’s what really upsets me that people have been hurt and the meantime waiting

for disaction[this action] to happen.”
While the US searched[searchs] for solutions China tool[took] decisive action.
“China has executed the top government official for approving untested medicines in

return for bribes from Drugs Company. The death sentence against the former head of

state food and drug administration is a response to hundreds of death surround

[around] the world involving Chinese drugs.”
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