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Chinese imports and product safety.

Hello again, I'm Arminowley, and this is an archived edition of To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

The safety of products made in China has been raising serious questions in the United States.

Unsafe tires are one thing, but at the start of the holiday season, what about millions of toys with lead paint and tiny magnets little kids can swallow?

On To the Point, are American companies as much at fault as their Chinese suppliers?

Will consumers pay more for greater safety?

What about Chinese consumers and the workers who deal with toxic substances?

We'll look for answers and talk with a woman who tried to stop buying Chinese products.

On reporter's notebook later on, will immigration enforcement mean a shortage of

Christmas trees? First, here's the news.

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D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation.

Hello again, Mormon-Aulney, back with To The Point. Toys, Tires, Foods, and Toothpaste have raised questions about the safety of imports from China.

Is China trying to clean up its act? What about the demand for cheap products from U.S. companies and U.S. consumers. We'll hear a program first

broadcast back in August, but still relevant as the holiday season gets underway. On reporter's

notebook, does the failure of immigration reform mean a shortage of workers to cut Christmas trees?

We'll go to Oregon for some answers. First, this news update, what with rising gasoline prices and the subprime mortgage crisis,

there have been grim predictions about holiday shopping.

Retailers are braced for the worst, but there could be good news for consumers.

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