Foul-Smelling Chinese Drywall Causes Health Concerns in Florida

Bradenton.com:

MANATEE -- A growing number of homeowners worry that they, too, could have foul-smelling Chinese drywall in their homes.

The building material has been linked to corrosion of mechanical and electrical systems and has raised health concerns.

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Comments

[Cynthia Diaz]

This Chinese drywall issue is crazy. I just read yet another piece on this on NewsInferno.com: http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4628#more-4628. Now it seems that a contractor is confirming the problem.

[ManwithaParachute]

Low cost High risk...

Corporate greed It-is an American export !

[outnow]

Product liability law was designed to protect consumers. The victim can sue the retailer, distributor, or the manufacturer. Japan and Honda were upset that the Honda three-wheelers were being sued. So great was the upset that the Japanese continued to use asbestos until 1999 for insulation, blaming American lawyers for the injuries. Today, there are numerous asbestosis and mesothelioma cases in Japan; Japan had to earn the hard way.

Even fiberglass can cause fiberglass lung if appropriate protection is not used. China does itself no good with American consumers to use melamine in milk. Even executing a few CEOs and government officials will not help. Only punitive damages will deter such conduct. How does it help the victims to execute those who participated? Is that compensation?

China needs to have rigorous product liability, not only the threat of criminal sentences. Maybe the government of China should insure the products they sell in the US. The cost of dangerous and defective products lives on after the manufacture and sale. Just look at the firefighters at World Trade Center. Many have asbestosis and mesothelioma because they were given the "all clear" signal. Smelly insulation is the least of our worries in this globalized world.