| Vancouver Off-Topic / Current Events The off-topic forum for Vancouver, funnies, non-auto centered discussions, WORK SAFE. While the rules are more relaxed here, there are still rules. Please refer to sticky thread in this forum. |
 | 
03-11-2009, 07:20 PM
|
#1 | | The RS Anchorman
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Comics
Posts: 2,059
Thanked 49 Times in 22 Posts
Failed 21 Times in 8 Posts
| Toxic Chinese drywall turning up in Canada
VANCOUVER — Homeowners from Surrey, Richmond Burnaby and West Vancouver have joined the flood of callers to a U.S. consumer group investigating Chinese drywall that has allegedly begun to sicken North Americans.
Thomas Martin, president of America's Watchdog, says that in the past two weeks about a dozen Lower Mainland callers have all reported experiencing the same nose bleeds, breathing problems and allergy-type symptoms that have affected homeowners across the U.S.
Continued exposure could result in severe health problems, the group says.
"This type of drywall was produced with materials that emit toxic hydrogen sulphide gas and other sulphide gases," says a copy of one home inspection report obtained Canwest News Service on an affected Florida home where Chinese drywall was installed.
"These sulphide gases are also alleged to cause serious health conditions and illnesses, such as shortness of breath, dizziness, headaches, fatigue, insomnia, eye irritations and respiratory difficulties."
"It's scary, it's a nightmare. We think we are looking at the worst case of sick houses in U.S. history," Martin said.
"I'd liken it to the problems you find in a meth house (where an illegal lab has been operating)," he said. "If you have had any experience with a meth house, you know it will have to be bulldozed. Like in a meth house, the emissions permeate everything, the two-by-fours, the trusses, the fabric in your furniture, your clothes."
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said last week it was investigating complaints about the Chinese-made drywall.
All houses affected have shown a common symptom — blackened, scorched wiring behind switch plates and wall plugs — and, coupled with homeowner health symptoms, that's allowed research to proceed, Martin said.
Martin said the group has also fielded calls from worried Canadians who bought property south of the border when the Canadian dollar was high.
The drywall in question was imported from China between 2001 and 2007. According to Martin's research, at least 929,000 square metres were imported through Vancouver between 2001 and 2006, all bound for Canadian destinations.
So far, research shows some appears to have landed on the Prairies, some in Toronto, he said.
One possibility is that the Chinese drywall was made using gypsum that was first used in slurry containing carcinogens to de-sulphur coal.
Chemicals remaining in the wallboard are sufficiently toxic that as few as three sheets of drywall may be enough to contaminate a home to the point it may require bulldozing, Martin says.
The difficulty for inspectors is that walls may have been built with drywall from as many as four sources — so simply pulling one clean sample is no guarantee of safety.
Martin said supplies in the U.S. can be tracked where they were used by licensed builders and insurance may pay for the damages. But anyone using small firms or paying for renovations under the table will be difficult to find and help.
Few Canadian labour or industry officials are aware of the issue.
Tiziana Baccega, public relations manager for Home Depot in Canada, said the chain has never sold Chinese-made drywall in any of its Canadian or U.S. outlets.
Other major suppliers and retailers could not be reached.
Several lawsuits, including one by a group of Florida homeowners, have been filed against German drywall maker Knauf Gips KG, its Chinese plasterboard units and several U.S. home builders.
© Copyright (c) The Province
| 
|  | |
03-11-2009, 11:32 PM
|
#2 | | Banned By Establishment
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 2
Thanked 266 Times in 124 Posts
Failed 450 Times in 132 Posts
|
that's fucked. time to build me a house made of glass XD
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 01:42 AM
|
#3 | | Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 6,347
Thanked 707 Times in 344 Posts
Failed 481 Times in 121 Posts
|
Hahahahaha good!
__________________
Currently in exile
4th novel coming out soon
Might move back to Vancouver
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 06:56 AM
|
#4 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: surrey
Posts: 2,526
Thanked 149 Times in 90 Posts
Failed 132 Times in 38 Posts
|
we dont eat foods from china or buy things made by china
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 07:35 AM
|
#5 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: vancouver
Posts: 3,761
Thanked 806 Times in 400 Posts
Failed 152 Times in 50 Posts
|
wow china continues to fuck up the world yet again
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 08:08 AM
|
#6 | | Proud to be called a RS Regular!
Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: van
Posts: 131
Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts
Failed 13 Times in 5 Posts
|
I think it has to do with our QA system...in China probably one out of ten manufactuers is shady and everyone there knows which company that is and avoid buying from them.
So that company couldnt sell their stuff locally and the foreigners couldnt spot the problem and imported...it also has to do with foreigners wanting to cut costs i guess
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 08:14 AM
|
#7 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Cloverdale
Posts: 11,612
Thanked 3,852 Times in 1,366 Posts
Failed 83 Times in 42 Posts
|
I've never even see Chinese drywall for sale and my company does nothing but framing and drywall. Just one more reason to buy Canadian building materials not that we've ever bought anything but for the most part.
__________________
“The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place... and I don´t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it. You, me or nobody, is gonna hit as hard as life. But ain't about how hard you hit... It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward... how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That´s how winning is done. Now, if you know what you worth, go out and get what you worth.” - Rocky Balboa | |
| | |
03-12-2009, 08:28 AM
|
#8 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 5,146
Thanked 160 Times in 74 Posts
Failed 57 Times in 18 Posts
|
why the hell would you buy Chinese drywall to begin with?
always purchase certain products made by certain country. Drywall and China just doesnt mix, at all.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by Fei-Ji  haha i can taste the cum in my mouth | There is a time when you have to sig a post.
It just happened.
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 09:13 AM
|
#9 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: surrey
Posts: 2,526
Thanked 149 Times in 90 Posts
Failed 132 Times in 38 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by wouwou why the hell would you buy Chinese drywall to begin with?
always purchase certain products made by certain country. Drywall and China just doesnt mix, at all. | Name some products that you would certainly buy that has to be made by China.
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 09:35 AM
|
#10 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 5,146
Thanked 160 Times in 74 Posts
Failed 57 Times in 18 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by wasabisashimi Name some products that you would certainly buy that has to be made by China. | On top of my head,
TOP quality tea, or dried herbs from one of my trusted stores. I am planning to get some this Saturday.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by Fei-Ji haha i can taste the cum in my mouth | There is a time when you have to sig a post.
It just happened.
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 09:38 AM
|
#11 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: vancouver
Posts: 664
Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts
Failed 4 Times in 3 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by sf666@BNR32 that's fucked. time to build me a house made of glass XD | I'm sure the Chinese will make that glass out of asbestos
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 09:53 AM
|
#12 | | I am Hook'd on RS
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 52
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Failed 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
yeah cause everything in china's made of bricks...
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 12:49 PM
|
#13 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: surrey
Posts: 2,526
Thanked 149 Times in 90 Posts
Failed 132 Times in 38 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by wouwou On top of my head,
TOP quality tea, or dried herbs from one of my trusted stores. I am planning to get some this Saturday. | I know they may have good herbal medicine or teas, but I am still scared that maybe the country's so corrupted the companies paid off health regulatory officials without meeting the standard.
Such things can be false claimed "Organic produce", any kind of vegetable, grains, etc..
Remember there was a recent incident where the Powder Milk manufactured in China and exported turned out to be poisonous causing several death and many products in asia, and even T&T supermarkets here were pulled off the shelves.
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 12:52 PM
|
#14 | | I don't get it
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Coquitlam
Posts: 406
Thanked 30 Times in 20 Posts
Failed 27 Times in 6 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by wasabisashimi Name some products that you would certainly buy that has to be made by China. | Guns... Thank you Norinco.
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 01:07 PM
|
#15 | | Banned (ABWS)
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,201
Thanked 92 Times in 46 Posts
Failed 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
this is china's way of invading
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 01:25 PM
|
#16 | | Proud to be called a RS Regular!
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: .
Posts: 147
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Failed 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Don't eat. The recent recall of products containing Listeria and the peanut products containing Salmonella were made in N. America. It's a matter of quality control and not where the product is made. Quote:
Originally Posted by wasabisashimi we dont eat foods from china or buy things made by china | Quote:
Originally Posted by wasabisashimi I know they may have good herbal medicine or teas, but I am still scared that maybe the country's so corrupted the companies paid off health regulatory officials without meeting the standard.
Such things can be false claimed "Organic produce", any kind of vegetable, grains, etc..
Remember there was a recent incident where the Powder Milk manufactured in China and exported turned out to be poisonous causing several death and many products in asia, and even T&T supermarkets here were pulled off the shelves. | | |
| | |
03-12-2009, 02:20 PM
|
#17 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 5,146
Thanked 160 Times in 74 Posts
Failed 57 Times in 18 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by wasabisashimi I know they may have good herbal medicine or teas, but I am still scared that maybe the country's so corrupted the companies paid off health regulatory officials without meeting the standard.
Such things can be false claimed "Organic produce", any kind of vegetable, grains, etc..
Remember there was a recent incident where the Powder Milk manufactured in China and exported turned out to be poisonous causing several death and many products in asia, and even T&T supermarkets here were pulled off the shelves. | very true, and the markup for these products can be insanely high as well, ==> bigger incentive for fake products.
And that's why I said "trusted" store 
Not only am I getting the best products, I get 30% off. It really helps when you know the owner and all the staffs there.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by Fei-Ji haha i can taste the cum in my mouth | There is a time when you have to sig a post.
It just happened.
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 02:25 PM
|
#18 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Alpha Centauri
Posts: 1,017
Thanked 103 Times in 62 Posts
Failed 121 Times in 45 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by RouRK Guns... Thank you Norinco. | ya their shit aint bad. well worth the money
__________________
RS firearm expert
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 02:33 PM
|
#19 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 39,202
Thanked 15,939 Times in 6,484 Posts
Failed 2,158 Times in 740 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by quasi I've never even see Chinese drywall for sale and my company does nothing but framing and drywall. Just one more reason to buy Canadian building materials not that we've ever bought anything but for the most part. | Word this is obviously just overblown hype, almost every single company I've seen uses certainteed drywall products which is almost all made in Canada and the gypsum is actually mined out of inveremere in BC, I'd know cause my uncle manages the mine there 
__________________
Dank memes cant melt steel beams
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 02:33 PM
|
#20 | | My homepage has been set to RS
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: vancouver
Posts: 2,217
Thanked 811 Times in 274 Posts
Failed 170 Times in 63 Posts
|
i guess the Chinese know that they cannot take on American militray head on, so i they are poisoning us to death.
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 02:39 PM
|
#21 | | I told him no, what y'all do?
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 10,378
Thanked 6,161 Times in 2,697 Posts
Failed 108 Times in 70 Posts
|
i'm not sure which is more embarrassing, the chinese sinking to a new low making poisonous drywall, or the fact that construction companies here actually bought drywall from them
__________________ Feedback
http://www.revscene.net/forums/showthread.php?t=611711 Quote: Greenstoner
1 rat shit ruins the whole congee
originalhypa
You cannot live the life of a whore and expect a monument to your chastity | Quote:
[22-12, 08:51]mellomandidnt think and went in straight..scrapped like a bitch
[17-09, 12:07]FastAnna glowjob
[17-09, 12:08]FastAnna I like dat
| | |
| | |
03-12-2009, 03:22 PM
|
#22 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Victoria
Posts: 10,737
Thanked 5,274 Times in 1,944 Posts
Failed 185 Times in 100 Posts
|
I don't know why the government can't just say:
"If you want to export products to OUR country, you must employ a production scrutineer chosen by US"
__________________
1968 Mustang Coupe
2008.5 Mazdaspeed 3
1997 GMC Sonoma ZR2
2014 F150 5.0L XTR 4x4
A vehicle for all occasions
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 03:30 PM
|
#23 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 5,146
Thanked 160 Times in 74 Posts
Failed 57 Times in 18 Posts
|
^QAs are usually done by 2 sides, not just one. That's why Mattel apologized last year over "claiming the loose magnets to be the Chinese factory's fault to the media" thing. They admitted that its their QAs' error as well as a design flaw that caused the recall, not the products/QA error on the Chinese side.
Or, if they are ISO certified, which gets a neutral party to do the QAs on the product I believe.
otherwise would you trust a random company's QA if you are importing from them?
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by Fei-Ji haha i can taste the cum in my mouth | There is a time when you have to sig a post.
It just happened.
| |
| | |
03-12-2009, 09:17 PM
|
#24 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Surrey
Posts: 3,327
Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts
Failed 5 Times in 2 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by wasabisashimi we dont eat foods from china or buy things made by china | [sarcasm]  [/sarcasm]
__________________
'08 TW FA5
| |
| | |
03-13-2009, 12:13 PM
|
#25 | | Banned (ABWS)
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Richmond, BC
Posts: 4,694
Thanked 239 Times in 94 Posts
Failed 17 Times in 10 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by wasabisashimi we dont eat foods from china or buy things made by china | I think it's pretty much impossible for you to completely avoid things made in China. I remeber an article in the Province a year or so ago, where a family consciously tried to avoid anything made in China, and they had an extremely difficult time doing it.
| |
| | |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 01:47 AM.
|
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!
