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        <title>Bureau Veritas Auditors Bribed, Fail to Report Illegal Conditions</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/bureau-veritas-auditors-bribed-fail-to-report-illegal-conditions-585ae3270194864940a3fc4922de1c98.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[China Labor Watch identified BV as the major audit firm with the highest rate of corruption.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:10:16 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>Nokia to recall 14 million chargers</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/nokia-to-recall-14-million-chargers-6cb913ebbffb87aaf20311166275a66c.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Nokia Corp. announced Monday that some 14 million mobile phone chargers could be dangerous for users and said it will replace them free of charge.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:20:31 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>China burns U.S. consumers again</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/china-burns-u.s.-consumers-again-6f687c6f16173f98d6113d142f858fe3.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The need for manufacturing quality control in China.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:15:03 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>China, US to boost quality control </title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/china-us-to-boost-quality-control--951cc741da09e767f9cccb6752b7618e.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Product quality officials from China and the US have met and signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further enhance bilateral cooperation in consumer product safety and quality control in China.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:57:26 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>Denmark Finds Toys With Excess Lead Levels in RoHS Enforcement Sweep </title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/denmark-finds-toys-with-excess-lead-levels-in-rohs-enforcement-swee-5e97ea258699ccafb6b7f6ebf7dfb1b8.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Denmark&#039;s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the results of a recent crack-down on hazardous chemicals and substances in toys, with three toys found with lead above acceptable levels and the products removed from sale nationwide.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:49:39 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>Product recalls of faulty goods rise due to reliance on Chinese manufacturing </title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/product-recalls-of-faulty-goods-rise-due-to-reliance-on-chinese-man-aa2c0234ffc48d456b70e33b6a7ee2be.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The number of product recalls in Britain for faulty goods has increased by 20 per cent with a reliance on imports from China largely to blame, according to new research. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:34:13 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>CSA International officially opens first certification and testing laboratory in China </title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/csa-international-officially-opens-first-certification-and-testing--e1fa246287e6939003c37ee03c7c2627.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[New lab reinforces relationship with the China Certification and Inspection Group while providing clients with local services for the global marketplace]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:27:08 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>Authorities seek greater enforcement of child labor laws</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/authorities-seek-greater-enforcement-of-child-labor-laws-23922a14af601474c13ac7c0068927ba.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[China must strengthen enforcement of its legislation against child labor, legal experts said on the eve of the World Day Against Child Labor, which falls today, June 2008, 17th.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:07:15 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>700 toys export licenses revoked</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/700-toys-export-licenses-revoked-c0eacdaa97e2ca1f76860270fcf66efc.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Seven hundred toy factories have had their export licenses revoked following a nationwide inspection campaign of all 3,540 of the country&#039;s export-oriented toy firms that began in August.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:09:55 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>You don&#039;t always get what you pay for. Evaluating Quality in apparel</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/you-don-t-always-get-what-you-pay-for.-evaluating-quality-in-appare-f08a27b7f750346f7a60ecd3eec51b67.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[How to control quality for garments in a glance when visiting your supplier?]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 13:57:44 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>Putting Dishwasher-Safe to the Test</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/putting-dishwasher-safe-to-the-test-652bcfcbebbedf83fdcccaa464d6602a.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A look at how today&#039;s plastics are standing up to the tough dishwasher environment.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:28:45 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>China source of half EU&#039;s dangerous goods</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/china-source-of-half-eu-s-dangerous-goods-2090c7e8f2ea108fec356564dfd6dc51.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Half of all dangerous products seized by European customs and product safety authorities last year came from China, the European Commission said.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:48:03 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>Guangdong to raise minimum wage</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/guangdong-to-raise-minimum-wage-eade9f75472416dad091a79642a1a6fd.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[South China&#039;s Guangdong Province says it will raise its minimum wage.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:58:47 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>Asia toy producers focus on safety</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/asia-toy-producers-focus-on-safety-f241aae9eb7f3978167ea03e88e3b48e.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Industry leaders at Asia&#039;s largest toy fair, held in Hong Kong last week, defended Chinese manufacturers&#039; commitment to safety standards and reiterated that strong exports were a sign of growing consumer confidence in China-made toys, despite massive recalls last year.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:03:31 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>Zhejiang Toy Exporters Sign Quality Control Pledge</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/zhejiang-toy-exporters-sign-quality-control-pledge-81b5a0e012ec03418bf0803624bcf806.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Zhejiang Bureau of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has signed a quality control and operation pledge letter with toy exporters across the province.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:44:41 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>Chinese Manufacturers Must Boost Quality Control To Secure Insurance Cover</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/chinese-manufacturers-must-boost-quality-control-to-secure-insuranc-f3a635fae999c2ca168ab831c97b398c.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite recent product recalls, brokers and insurers are rising to the challenge of insuring the Chinese manufacturing industry for recalls. However, leading insurance broker and risk management consultant Aon is warning that companies need to boost their commitment to quality control to secure coverage.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:20:12 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>Meeting ANSI Z535.6 Compliance Standards in Collateral Materials</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/meeting-ansi-z535.6-compliance-standards-in-collateral-materials-d61518052992eec29201f5a16f3d672d.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[About a year ago, a new manufacturing standard for product safety information was issued to govern product manuals, instructions, and other collateral materials.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:26:27 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>Toy contaminated with the rape drug</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/toy-contaminated-with--date-rape--drug-pulled-a6a4cc6be79a12cd345200c60fa710e0.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. safety officials have recalled about 4.2 million Chinese-made Aqua Dots bead toys that contain a chemical that has caused some children to vomit and become comatose after swallowing them.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:56:39 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>China cracks down on toy factories</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/china-cracks-down-on-toy-factories-f6c4b9b89271f32c251844d4ed90cacd.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[More than 700 toy factories in booming southern China have been banned from exporting as part of a crackdown on shoddy products.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:59:48 +0800</pubDate>
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        <title>China sponsors quality-control training in its toy industry</title>
<link>http://www.chinaqualityfocus.com/china-sponsors-quality-control-training-in-its-toy-industry-34ead55ae5ac77b0eb14e608cd0b54c8.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[China government realizes the importance of quality control training after Mattel issues.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:35:57 +0800</pubDate>
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