Product Safety Raised at Meeting Between Bush & Hu

Washington , D.C.  – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn.-3) issued the following statement following President George W. Bush’s meeting today with President Hu Jintao of China and their discussion of product safety in light of repeated recalls of imported products including toys and food.   DeLauro had urged President Bush to take advantage of this meeting to discuss the problems with imports from China and how China can strengthen its product safety regulation during her phone conversations with the President’s Chief of Staff, Joshua B. Bolten, and and Consumer Product Safety Commission Acting Chairwoman Nancy Nord.

“It is important that President Bush and President Hu Jintao of China discussed the recent problems involving imported products from China .  These endless recalls of toys and food products have affected millions of children and families across the country and warrant the urgent attention from the highest levels of government.

“This conversation should be the first step toward preventing tainted products from entering our homes.  The Administration should move quickly to identify harmful products before they reach the marketplace and test children who may have been exposed to contaminated toys.

“Additionally, this high-level conversation should be the precursor to more extensive discussions next week during the 2^nd biennial Sino-U.S. Consumer Product Safety Summit.”

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