US: One in four Americans “very worried” by China imports - (New York Times)
September 19, 2007 – 6:52 pmWashington — A Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday was cited as finding that around 78 percent of Americans worry about the safety of Chinese imports, and a quarter have stopped buying food from China.
The poll found that almost 35 percent of people polled said they were “very worried,” and 43 percent “somewhat worried,” about the safety of food and other Chinese goods. The survey followed a series of frightening reports of toys laced with lead paint, seafood containing banned antibiotics, contaminated toothpaste, and other risky products from China, a big U.S. trading partner.
The story goes on to say that the poll also found that consumers are already shifting buying habits.
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