Managing product safety of imported Chinese goods

Business Horizons

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-48

  Berman, Barry ^a   Swani, Kunal ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese goods; Outsourcing production; Product recall; Product safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 71149106464     PISSN: 00076813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Americans prefer Indian products to Chinese. (2008, January 27). Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.shirazdatta.com/2008/01/americans-prefer-indian-products-over.html
2. Anderlini, J. (2007, November 27). Two sides trade jibes on food safety. Financial Times, p. 3.
3. Armstrong, D., & Muscat, S. (2007, August 19). China product safety concerns have high stakes, far-reaching effects. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/08/19/MNV1RKN0L.DTL
4. Barboza, D. (2007a, June 28). Food safety crackdown in China. The New York Times, p. F1.
5. Barboza, D. (2007b, September 11). Why lead in toy paint? It's cheaper. The New York Times, p. C1.
6. Blanchard, B. (2008, January 16). China warns product safety still a worry. Reuters. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK289020080116
7. Bogdanich, W., & Hooker, J. (2007, May 6). From China to Panama, a trail of poisoned medicine. The New York Times, p. A1.
8. Booth, R. (2008, January 14). Made in China, recalled in Britain. The Guardian. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jan/14/retail.manufacturing
9. Bounds, A. (2007, November 22). China cracks down on toy exports. Financial Times, p. 2.
10. Casey, N., & Zamiska, N. (2007, August 15). Mattel does damage control after new recall-Toy maker pledges to boost inspection at Chinese plants. The Wall Street Journal, p. B1.
11. Cha, A. E. (2007, April 25). China food fears go from pets to people. The Washington Post, p. A1.
12. Chandler, D. (2007, April 1). Rise of the fakes. Electrical Wholesaling. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://ecmweb.com/market_trends/electric_rise_fakes_2/
13. Dyer, G. (2007, October 9). A big crisis of confidence. Financial Times, p. 6.
14. Engle, S., & Liu, L. (2008, August 25). U.S. to assign safety inspectors to Chinese cities in October. Bloomberg. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aVzomUtkEORg&refer=asia
15. EU seeks restrictions on China milk products; World bodies call crisis "deplorable." (2008, September 26). The International Herald Tribune, p. 3.
16. Farah, J. (2008, June 11). China products choke, burn, drown, drop, trap Americans. WorldNetDaily. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56063
17. Finstad, R. (2007). Total recall: A flawed system of trade. Far Eastern Economic Review, 170(9), 46-50.
18. Harris, G. (2008, November 2). The safety gap. The New York Times, p. 46.
19. Hooker, J., & Bogdanich, W. (2007, December 12). Agreement with China to regulate some drugs. The New York Times, p. C3.
20. Hughlett, M. (2006, September 29). Counterfeits pose real risks. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2006/sep/29/business/chi-0609290243sep29
21. Krause, S. (2006, June 12). Legislators detail concerns about counterfeit goods from China. States News Service. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2006/June/20060612124226ASesuarK0.5563623.html
22. Lipton, E. (2007, August 17). Beijing says it will check every food shipment. The New York Times, p. A1.
23. Lipton, E., & Barboza, D. (2007, June 18). Unsafe Chinese-made toys cause alarm. The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/18/business/toys.php
24. Look out for lead. (2009, January). Consumer Reports, 14-15.
25. Lumpkin, M. M. (2007, July 18). Safety of Chinese imports: Oversight and analysis of the federal response. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.hhs.gov/asl/testify/2007/07/t20070718a.html
26. Lyles, M. A. (2008). Appreciating cultural differences in China: An interview with Robert A. Eckert, Chairperson of the Board and CEO of Mattel, Inc. Business Horizons, 51(6), 463-468.
27. MacLeod, C. (2007, May 25). Chinese say U.S. shares blame in food scandal; "Don't just look for cheap price," one official advises. USA Today, p. 1B.
28. Midler, P. (2007, July 25). 'Quality fade': China's great business challenge. Knowledge@Wharton. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1776
29. Mui, Y. Q., & Merle, R. (2007, August 24). Wal-Mart tightens toy safety program. The Washington Post, p. D2.
30. Newman E. Study: Product recalls scare some away, forever. Brandweek 48 24 (2007) 12-13
31. O'Leary, N. (2008, June 16). The global diet. AdWeek.com. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3i9ddc10f5e9f2a6aa0feeb517fb54ddc7
32. Patrick, A. O., Jargon, J., Canaves, S., & Dean, J. (2008, September 30). Food giants scrutinize Chinese suppliers. The Wall Street Journal, p. B1.
33. Procurement-Subcontracting and product quality in China. (2008, June 30). Knowledge@Wharton. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2004
34. Protecting Americans every step of the way: A strategic framework for continual improvement in import safety. (2008). Import Safety. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.importsafety.gov/report/strategicframework/index.html
35. Quittner, J. (2007, August 17). The China code. Business Week Online. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/aug2007/sb2007089_716295.htm
36. Riswadkar A.V., and Jewell D. Strategies for managing risks from imported products. Professional Safety 52 11 (2007) 44-47
37. Roth A.V., Tsay A.A., Pullman M.E., and Gray J.V. Unraveling the odd supply chain: Strategic insights from China and the 2007 recalls. Journal of Supply Chain Management 44 1 (2008) 22-39
38. Saad, L. (2007, October 18). Putting a premium on American-made products: Public more likely to pay twice as much for U.S.-made merchandise than Chinese goods. Gallup Poll News Service. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.gallup.com/poll/102058/Putting-Premium-AmericanMade-Products.aspx
39. Schmidt, J. (2008, January 22). 'Thomas' toymaker settles suit over lead for $30 million. USA Today. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/regulation/2008-01-22-thomas-tank-lawsuit_N.htm
40. Strutton D. Horseshoes, global supply chains, and an emerging Chinese threat: Creating remedies one idea at a time. Business Horizons 52 1 (2008) 31-43
41. Sun N.Y. No toying around; Vigilant quality control key for firms that outsource. Plastics News 19 27 (2007) 1-9
42. Top trading partners-Total trade, exports, imports. (2007, December). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/highlights/top/top0712.html
43. Welch, D. (2007, July 23). Importer's worst nightmare. Business Week, 46-47.
44. Wilensky, D. (2007, December 14). Safety zone. License Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2009, from http://www.licensemag.com/licensemag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=478380&sk=&date=&pageID=2