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Reports of Chinese drywall received from U.S. territories; Florida protocol offers hope

As recently reported by Thechinesedrywalllawyer.com, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released an updated supplemental status report which is aimed at providing consumers information regarding the current and upcoming investigations surrounding the influx in consumer issues with potentially defective drywall from China.  In case you missed it, view the report here.

The CPSC stated in its report that the exportation of Chinese drywall reaches further than solely the continental United States – Saipan, Guam, and American Samoa also were included in the report as locations where residents have filed reports with the agency.   28,778 sheets were imported in to the three above mentioned locations during 2006.   Diligence, however, is within the purview of the agency – the CPSC has indicated that investigators intend to visit on-site locations in China starting today – Monday August 17.

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