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Fully Insurable Chinese Drywall Testing Protocol – Azom.com

The protocol requires extensive sampling and testing throughout the home and utilizes both technologies that are currently being used by the Consumer Products Safety Commission in their investigation of Chinese drywall.

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Bogus Chinese Drywall Fixes Prompt FTC Warning (NewsInferno)

Chinese drywall victims should be careful about anyone promising tests or fixes for their wallboard problem. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), such Chinese drywall “solutions” are likely scams. So far, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has received 2,276 reports from residents in 32 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico concerning

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Bogus Chinese Drywall Fixes Prompt FTC Warning – Newsinferno.com

Chinese drywall victims should be careful about anyone promising tests or fixes for their wallboard problem. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), such Chinese drywall “solutions” are likely scams.

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Tax Break Possible for Chinese Drywall Victims – Newsinferno.com

Chinese drywall victims could be eligible for a big tax deduction, if they can prove to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that they suffered “sudden, unusual and unexpected” damage because of the defective wallboard. So far, the Consumer …

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Chinese Drywall Probe Also Looking at Domestic Wallboard (NewsInferno)

The Chinese drywall investigation is being expanded because of allegations that some wallboard produced in the U.S.

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Drywall probe widens from Chinese-made to U.S. products (The Wenatchee World)

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.

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U.S. nails Chinese drywall for woes in homes – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

MIAMI — What thousands of homeowners nationwide have believed about Chinese drywall was validated yesterday, when the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission said there is a link between the imported material and problems with corrosion in homes …

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Faulty Chinese drywall causes corrosion, federal study says – Miami Herald

What thousands of homeowners in South Florida and nationwide have believed about Chinese drywall was validated Monday when the Consumer Product Safety Commission said there is a link between the imported material and problems with corrosion in homes …

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Chinese drywall linked to irritation (Washington Post)

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has some unsettling advice for people who live in homes built with Chinese-made drywall: “Spend as much time outdoors in fresh air as possible.”

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US to expand probe into Chinese drywall – Channel NewsAsia

WASHINGTON: US authorities expanded a probe on Monday into drywall imported from China after an initial study found a “strong association” with toxins linked to health and safety problems in homes using the product. The Consumer Product Safety …

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