Re: Fw: BEWARE OF RUBBER HAIR BANDS and SLIPPERS from China

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Well, I have stopped it permanently.

I don't buy anything that is made in China.

Sasmita

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> like our kids don't come into enough contact with viral issues, bacteria and

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> This was so revolting, I just had to send it on to all of you who are women,

or have girls in the family. Check it out on Snopes at

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/hairband.asp

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> Why do we buy anything from these people?!!

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> Checked this out on truthorfiction.com and it is true.

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> Subject: BEWARE OF RUBBER HAIR BANDS and SLIPPERS from

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> Be cautious of hair bands at open markets

around the city †" they are probably from China since they are purchased in

bulk very very cheap !!!!

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> Take a good look before buying hair bands in

future †" specially like the following kind…..

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> These Hair bands were made from USED CONDOMS

and threads.

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> BEIJING (AFP) - Used condoms are being

recycled into hair bands in southern China threatening to spread

sexually-transmitta ble diseases they were originally meant to prevent, state

media reported Tuesday

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> In the latest example of potentially harmful

Chinese-made products, rubber hair bands have been found in local markets and

beauty salons in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdong province,

China Daily newspaper said.

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> 'These cheap and colorful rubber bands and

hair ties sell well ..... Threatening the health of local people,' it said..

Despite being recycled, the hair bands could still contain bacteria and viruses,

it said.

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> 'People could be infected with AIDS, (genital)

warts or other diseases if they hold the rubber bands or strings in their mouths

while waving their hair into plaits or buns,' the paper quoted a local

dermatologist who gave only his surname, Dong, as saying. A bag of ten of the

recycled bands sells for just Rs.5, much cheaper than others on the market,

accounting for their popularity, the paper said.

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> A government official was quoted as saying

recycling condoms was illegal. China 's manufacturing industry has been

repeatedly tarnished this year by a string of scandals involving shoddy or

dangerous goods made for both domestic and foreign markets.

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> In response, it launched a public relations

blitz this summer aimed at playing up efforts to strengthen monitoring systems.

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> Check your kids hair bands and make sure they

DO NOT PUT THEM IN THEIR MOUTH while trying to plait or tie their hair .

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> See below for Chinese Slippers now being sold

in Walmart in the US . Hopefully, they are not yet in India ...

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> REMEMBER THE PAINT ON KIDS TOYS

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> This is very true. The govt has to be extra

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> These includes clothes, food, toys, slippers

and even glasses because the Chinese are using some strong but cheap chemical in

their manufacturing process. Cheap is becoming expensive and at the same time

fatal.

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> PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO PASS THIS MESSAGE TO

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> SOOOOOOOOOOOO NASTY............

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> STOP BUYING CRAP FROM CHINA FOR CRIMINY SAKES..................

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> Subject: BEWARE OF RUBBER HAIR BANDS and SLIPPERS from China

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> FYI.

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> Be cautious of hair bands at open markets around the city - they are

> probably from China since they are purchased in bulk very very cheap !!!!

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> Take a good look before buying hair bands in future - specially like the

> following kind...

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> These Hair bands were made from USED CONDOMS and threads.

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> BEIJING (AFP) - Used condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern

> China threatening to spread sexually-transmitta ble diseases they were

> originally meant to prevent, state media reported Tuesday

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> In the latest example of potentially harmful Chinese-made products, rubber

> hair bands have been found in local markets and beauty salons in Dongguan

> and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdong province, China Daily newspaper

> said.

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> 'These cheap and colorful rubber bands and hair ties sell well .....

> Threatening the health of local people,' it said.. Despite being recycled,

> the hair bands could still contain bacteria and viruses, it said.

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> 'People could be infected with AIDS, (genital) warts or other diseases if

> they hold the rubber bands or strings in their mouths while waving their

> hair into plaits or buns,' the paper quoted a local dermatologist who gave

> only his surname, Dong, as saying. A bag of ten of the recycled bands sells

> for just Rs.5, much cheaper than others on the market, accounting for their

> popularity, the paper said.

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> A government official was quoted as saying recycling condoms was illegal.

> China 's manufacturing industry has been repeatedly tarnished this year by a

> string of scandals involving shoddy or dangerous goods made for both

> domestic and foreign markets.

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> In response, it launched a public relations blitz this summer aimed at

> playing up efforts to strengthen monitoring systems.

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> Check your kids hair bands and make sure they DO NOT PUT THEM IN THEIR MOUTH

> while trying to plait or tie their hair .

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> See below for Chinese Slippers now being sold in Walmart in the US .

> Hopefully, they are not yet in India ...

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> REMEMBER THE PAINT ON KIDS TOYS

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> This is very true. The govt has to be extra careful on these cheap imports

> from China .

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> These includes clothes, food, toys, slippers and even glasses because the

> Chinese are using some strong but cheap chemical in their manufacturing

> process. Cheap is becoming expensive and at the same time fatal.

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