Quality Issue: Made In China, likelihood of toxic recycle metals???

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Cath

Feeling the Heat
Jul 31, 2007
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Moderators, please move this to the Ash Can if it doesn't belong here.

With Christmas approaching we've been hearing a lot about recycled toxic materials in consumer products "Made In China", toys in particular but other products as well.

I know that recycled metals from batteries have shown up in children's jewelry but I'm wondering about the likelihood of toxic materials like this being used in wood stoves, cook ware, etc.

Does anyone have any thoughts on the likelihood of this happening in the first place and the likelihood of toxic fumes being given off if lead, cadmium, etc, were to wind up in a wood stove?

Thanks for the input.
~Cath
 
Likelihood
HIGH

Likelihood that someone will spout off that the USA did it so that makes it "alright"
100%

Likelihood that something along the lines of "we all had lead paint on out walls and in our toys and we turned out fine" will be posted
95%
 
As long as your cold stove is not glowing in the dark with no wood in it steel, iron, aluminum are alloys a mix of metals. Fumes become a problem when they melt, your house will be long gone by them.

The real problem comes when people burn any thing but split wood in a wood stove. Anything with paint, print, glue, color, plastic in or on them burnt in a wood stove will fill the air around your home with toxic particles. Just don't do it.
 
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