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scotsladdy
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1214496.ece
A SHOCKED mum last night told how her baby son suffered blistering burns all over his body after lying on a “toxic” sofa.
Little Archie Lloyd-Bennett needed hospital treatment for what the consultant branded the “worst case” he had seen.
The nine-month-old now has seven lotions, creams and pills to keep his condition under control.
He is among at least 1,000 people who suffered an agonising allergic reaction from sitting on the top-selling leather settees.
And last night it was claimed there could be many more who have not linked their condition with the Chinese-made furniture.
They were sold by Argos and Land of Leather for between £600 and £850.
They were treated with a potent fungicide to stop them going mouldy in storage.
Instead, the substance triggered violent irritant-related eczema in some people.
Archie’s mother Rebecca, 25, of Redditch, Worcs, revealed her terror as he ended up in Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
She said: “He was red raw after lying on the sofa in his nappy.
"He has been in agony. It is very itchy and he now has gloves to stop him scratching.”
The poison even hit Rebecca’s dog Kes, whose fur fell out. She needed £1,000 of vet’s treatment.
The full-time mum claimed she was snubbed when she asked for an exchange at the Land of Leather store in Solihull.
But the chain backtracked last night after The Sun stepped in.
Meanwhile, cafe worker Paula Brooks, 42, also needed hospital treatment for a severe rash, blisters and BLOOD POISONING, which she blamed on her Argos leather corner unit.
Paula, of Plymouth, said: “I was covered in an inflamed, weeping mass.”
Law firms confirmed yesterday they had been flooded with queries about the settees.
Christian Shotton, of Russell Jones and Walker, said: “Severe cases have required hospital inpatient treatment for a week.
“There could be many more suffering who are not aware of what is causing their problems.”
Both British chains stopped selling the sofas last October when the hazard emerged.
Last night they told customers to contact them if they had problems. |
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scotsladdy
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May 29, 2008 - 12:21 AM |
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they already did, half way through the article - chinese made furniture |
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yu888
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May 29, 2008 - 03:12 AM |
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I dunno, the UK requires fumigation on some furniture imports so it could be that the shipping company f-ed up rather than the Chinese manufacturer |
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GC
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May 29, 2008 - 06:09 AM |
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| I dunno, the UK requires fumigation on some furniture imports so it could be that the shipping company f-ed up rather than the Chinese manufacturer |
Wishful thinking? 
The problems with Chinese QC and standards spreads far and wide.
http://urbanglasgow.co.uk/ftopic471-40.php
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Steel imported from China may have been responsible for the failure of
Glasgow's Squinty Bridge, investigators believe.
The Evening Times understands the investigation into what caused a
supporting cable to snap in January is focused on steel from a Chinese
factory.
A source close to the inquiry said nothing else was "under suspicion" as the
cause of the accident.
He said when the component pieces in question were replaced with steel
from elsewhere the team was confident the problem would be resolved.
The £20million bridge, officially called the Clyde Arc, was closed on
January 14 after a cast steel connection attached to one of its 14 hangers
failed, causing the hanger to crash on to the bridge deck.
A crack was discovered in the same component of another hanger a week
later. The bridge is closed for at least six months for repair work.
The source, who is involved with the investigation team, said: "There will
be wrangling between various companies over this but steel from China is
the problem.
"It is too early yet to attach blame to anyone, but the bit that failed is a
connecting piece fabricated in a factory in China.
"It brought the whole hanger down.
"We are confident when these pieces are replaced using steel from
somewhere else - most likely England - the bridge will be perfectly safe."
The crossing, which links Finnieston to Govan, was opened in 2006 with the
bridge intended to be an iconic new Glasgow structure.
It was built by contractors Edmund Nuttall using steel sourced from a
specialist company in England. |
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oh_the_darkness
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May 29, 2008 - 07:17 AM |
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This sounds like horseshiit to me.
If you were working as a buyer for a leading UK furniture store (or a bridge construction company for that matter) wouldn't you or those above you insist on absolute thorough checks in terms of quality etc etc?
It's like these people are randomly buying Chinese made stuff whilst thinking 'Yeah, this stuff is cheap and the Chinese bloke told us it passed all these test, so it must be ok'. And then at the same time there's one 'horror' story after another about Chinese factory bosses eating babies or whatever. None of it adds up.
There's also the question about fungicides being added. Who added this crap anyway?
I was talking to a bloke who's been here for 18 years - involved in manufacturing - I asked him if things had improved and, well, ShEx's T & C's won't allow me to post what he replied but it was all negative. With that in mind what's going on with British and American companies buying stuff without better or more detailed checks?
Can't really blame China for making dodgy stuff - like blaming a dog for barking - this is practically a given so the responsibility lies equally with the foreign companies. |
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