Toxic Drywall imported 2005-2007 from China

[Silverbird]

"....the product safety agency has received nearly 2,100 reports from 32 states -- but mostly from Florida, Louisiana and Virginia -- of homeowners complaining of a rotten-egg smell, sickness, failed appliances, and corroded wires and pipes. Many have moved out of their homes. In some cases, insurers have refused to reimburse them...."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/23/chinese.drywall/index.html

 

[grandma]

There is a brief reference to China's importing toxic building materials in: Big 3 Bailout Oct 28 -#54.
I would be surprised to hear that President Obama had inquired of the Chinese Administration what they planned to do about that...

And not only that - what they do send us is poisoned - pet food, milk, - even sheet-rock that the importers don't seem to be able to take responsibility for; and the families are virtually homeless.
(that newspaper article went out in the recycling pick-up today - sorry I can't quote any of the details...)

(apparently I don't know the difference between drywall andsheet rock...)