Customs Officials Seize $774K in ‘Hazardous Massage Devices’

[RawAlex]

EJ, there is only one problem with your logic: You are assuming that the sex toy company wasn't also duped by people making "UL approved" wall warts that are not approved.

I was in Shenzhen Electronic mart a few times, and on each floor there is a company that makes stickers, holographs, and other "official" things for products. I got to watch a guy take some reasonable cheap looking memory sticks and apply both the info logo and "official" holograph from Kingston to the RAM sticks, turning them into a premium product.

So assuming that the sex toy company was aware is a big jump, at this point all we know is that the power supply company screwed everyone.

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

EJ, there is only one problem with your logic: You are assuming that the sex toy company wasn't also duped by people making "UL approved" wall warts that are not approved.

I was in Shenzhen Electronic mart a few times, and on each floor there is a company that makes stickers, holographs, and other "official" things for products. I got to watch a guy take some reasonable cheap looking memory sticks and apply both the info logo and "official" holograph from Kingston to the RAM sticks, turning them into a premium product.

So assuming that the sex toy company was aware is a big jump, at this point all we know is that the power supply company screwed everyone.

You missed the "criminally negligent" part of my accusation.
I treat anything from China as suspicious. And before I put My name, reputation, and potential liability behind a product, we test it here. There's also a much easier way to find out. Check with underwriter's laboratories. It only takes a phone call.

These electro-shock toys are extremely scary, from a liability standpoint. I think I'd check every possible aspect of that, and keep checking.
For what happened to have happened, there's only 2 choices....either they were in on it, or they were criminally negligent. It's that simple.

Topco, who has most of their products made in China, decided the best, safest thing to do was to own the Chinese Manufacturer they get their product from. Not only does that endear them to the government, and give them benefits here, it allows them to more closely monitor their quality control. This should not, however, be misconstrued to be an endorsement of their products.