Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in
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On 7/31/2015 10:32 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
In article , lcb11211
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On 7/31/2015 6:26 AM, J. Clarke wrote:

Can the Chinese meet the new standards?

The Chinese are in outer space, why would they not be able to make
such a simple change to meet this standard?

The same reason they don't seem to be able to keep lead out of toys?

Well they would if the importers specified that. We get from China
what our importers specify. If we leave the specifications of the
paint up to the manufacturer, regardless of where the manufacturer is,
they are going to use what they want and that is typically going to be
the cheapest.

It's less a case of the importers not specifying, as it is
the importers being unable or unwilling to verify their
specs are met. The Chinese know that most of what they make
isn't tested for compliance, and a lot of them are willing
to take a chance on using whatever's cheap, whether it mets
spec or not.

This is a bigger problem for the Chinese than us, tho. We
get an infinitesimal amount of lead in some toys. They get
melamine in baby formula.

John