From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

Chinese imports and product safety.

Hello again, I'm Orman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues. Americans care about most.

Unsafe tires, tainted food and toothpaste, millions of toys with lead paint and tiny magnets.

The safety of products made in China is raising serious questions in the U.S.

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?

Is it possible to stop buying products made in China?

We'll talk with a woman who tried it.

On reporter's notebook later on, do coal mines have to be so dangerous?

First, here's the news.

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and from the Public Radio International Program Fund,

whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D.

and Catherine T. MacArthur

Foundation.

Hello again.

Mormon.

I'll only back with To the Point.

Toys, Tires, Foods, and Toothpaste have raised questions about the safety of imports

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