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International Herald Tribune 
Editorial
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Unfortunately, the Bush administration has cut personnel and squeezed budgets at both the Food and Drug Administration and the Consumer Product Safety Commission, impairing their ability to monitor the quality of products made in China or, indeed, anywhere else.

At a time of ever-rising imports, the FDA has lost hundreds of food scientists and field inspectors. And the White House is proposing cutting the agency’s budget next year, in real terms. The safety commission, which sets safety standards for toys and many other consumer products, must inspect tens of billions of dollars worth of goods sold every year with only about 100 field investigators and compliance personnel. And it has suffered a 10 percent cut in its budget in the last two years.

There are some signs that Beijing may finally be getting the message. And for the sake of its own children, as well as America’s, China must establish an effective regulatory system and guarantee the safety of its own products. But American consumers can’t wait for that to happen. American businesses and American regulators have to provide the first line of defense.

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