romiller49,
Not nearly as likely to occur with state-side manufacturing. First, we went through this back in the 30s and 40s. We figured out what the problem was and how to fix it. 2nd, a lot of the metal casting houses in China rely on small mom and pop entities to supply the raw melt materials (with a lot of uncontrolled recycling) to them. They don't QC test anything! In the US, the casters typically have their own certified supply streams, and can get QC testing done as needed. Plus they are more likely to adhere to ISO or other industry standards. I know, the system is far from perfect, and bad stuff will get through, but I strongly suspect the amount will be FAR less.
Chris
LVHR
