Martin H. Eastburn wrote:
We have been cleaning up after yet another Hurricane and my wife was
putting back outside a mirror (designer type in frame) outside. So
the better we might look around a corner...

The mirror had a mark in the metal area - and it was mentioned in
passing. I figured the typical blackened mirror from a scratch...

Wrong! - The break in the rear surface (protection layer) was small
but in several areas. A long complex fuzzy deep brick RED (not black
as in silver oxide) upon examination, I discovered it to be

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar

Mercury! How can that be. Is there not an import regulation ? or
export regulation ?
There are **NO** regulations in China. Haven't you been reading the
news? They feed their own kids seriously tainted milk! Antifreeze is
used as a sweetener in toothpaste, permitted by LAW!
They use lead-based paint on toys sold to the US.

Where have you been?

Jon