"The German Association of Technical Supervision (TUV) believes
that Chinese toys are safe for export," said Thomas Oberst, the
association's spokesman in an interview with people.com.cn
yesterday (August 22).
"Both China and Europe have good and bad products. We should
avoid a one-sided approach and look at overall problems," explained
Oberst. TUV believes that the Chinese toys are in their safest
stage since TUV began to conduct product quality inspection work in
Asia 30 years ago.
"I don't agree with stereotyped reports which are always
portraying China negatively. Legal violators happen everywhere, not
just in China but also among German manufacturers. The Chinese
people are perfectly competent as the rest of the world in
producing quality goods," commented Mr. Bauer, a TUV expert.
Germany has three independent technical associations in the
western (Rhine), the southern and the northern parts of the
country. The association in the Rhine lands has 24 laboratories in
China with 1,400 staff members.
China has recently been barraged with criticisms concerning
export products. The recalls ordered by overseas countries have
created huge economic losses for national manufacturers. A current
recall of 967,000 toys ordered by the United States may have caused
the suicide of a Guangdong toy manufacturer in the beginning of
this month.
The national toy industry secures an annual output of more than
100 billion yuan, making China the biggest toy exporter in the
world, according to a report in last month's Guang Ming
Daily.
(China.org.cn by Wu Jin, August 23, 2007)
