Chinese Drywall Toxic?

For homeowners suffering from fume-emitting Chinese drywall in their homes there’s no quick relief, no action they can take right now beyond alerting some government agencies. That’s according to drywall expert Karen M. Scott, who spoke to about 50 … …more

With myriad lawsuits being filed across the country related to the growing problem of defective drywall, a panel of federal judges is now set to decide where all of the cases will be centralized. The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation — known as the MDL panel — held a hearing in Louisville, Ky., [...]

WASHINGTON — Nancy Nord, the acting chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission who has been blasted in recent months for her handling of the tainted Chinese drywall issue, will be handing over the reins to fellow commissioner Thomas Moore next week. Moore will take over as acting head on June 1 until a new [...]

WASHINGTON – Prodded by Congress, the federal investigation into tainted Chinese drywall has shifted into overdrive. A sample of homes in Florida will be tested in June. Consumer-protection leaders plan to consult Chinese technical experts to help track down the source of health problems that may be caused by drywall imported from China. The Senate [...]

WASHINGTON — At the request of United States Senators Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Bill Nelson, D-Fla., the Senate Commerce Committee today held a public hearing to learn more about problems caused by tainted Chinese drywall and federal agencies’ proposed response to protect consumers. Because thousands of Louisiana homes may contain the defective product, the Commerce [...]

VIRGINIA BEACH : The City Council voted Tuesday night to ban the use of Chinese drywall in the city. The resolution comes a week after the Norfolk City Council took the same action. Councilman Jim Wood, who introduced the resolution, said the ban is a “stopgap measure” until federal regulatory agencies can deem the product [...]

SEBRING — The decision of U.S. construction companies to use millions of pounds of Chinese made drywall during the housing boom continues to haunt those living in the houses, including at least one family in Highlands County. Since building materials were in short supply, some contractors in the southeast turned to the product from China [...]

PICAYUNE — More reports of homes in Pearl River County with Chinese drywall used in their construction have been recorded in Berrywood Estates. Eddie Raffo, a Berrywood homeowner, said he has become aware that his home contains the drywall, which has caused damage to two air conditioning components and his electrical wiring. A number of [...]

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tests of high-sulfur Chinese drywall have confirmed differences between the imported material and U.S.-made drywall, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Tuesday. The new EPA tests showed the Chinese-made drywall contained sulfur that was not in U.S. drywall, strontium (a metallic element) at levels 10 times as high as in U.S. drywall [...]

The Environ-mental Protection Agency has found sulfur and other materials in a small sampling of Chinese-made drywall, which some officials and residents blame for sickening fumes and corroding metal in homes in several states. Several federal and state agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating complaints that the drywall is causing [...]