CHINA PRODUCT RECALLS
October 5, 2007 - United States and Europe
China Exports especially Children's Toys continue to be subject to recall both in the United States and Europe due to potential risks due to excessive lead paint content, toys recalled include keychains, Halloween tumblers, toy blocks, wooden toys, baby rattles, bookmarks and bracelets. Over the last few months over 21 million Chinese goods have been recalled from major US companies including Toys R Us, KB Toys, Target and Mattel, prompting calls in the US for much tougher scrutiny of Chinese imports.
GERMANY MASS GRAVES FOUND
October 5, 2006 - Germany
Fifty-one skeletons, twenty-nine adults and twenty-two children, were found in a mass grave in a cemetery at a Catholic church in Menden-Barge, Germany. The remains are believed to be from victims of the Nazi-era euthanasia program, “Action T4â€, and one witness stated that during World War II, he saw bodies being brought to the site by a horse-drawn cart.