That said, I don't see what it would do to the issue. It wasn't hidden that there was graphene in the mask or anything, at least to the importer, that's why they were reported by a citizen that knew the dangers of graphene.
I think it allows locality of decision making. So imagine if your state/provincial government had authority to set tighter regulations on these goods, or physically inspect facilities, or whatever else. They may not have the same reach or ability to control manufacturing elsewhere. Likewise, some other jurisdiction might decide this is NOT important to regulate or invest their time/resources on, and if so, that would be their choice.
The government ordered their goods. The presence of graphene wasn't a secret at least to the importer, and at least the box I saw advertised the presence of graphene.
Why not just inspect the finished product like we could do with imports?
I'm not against domestic manufacturing and in fact I think many governments should be creating more incentives for domestic manufacturing for economic reasons. Insisting on domestic manufacturing in this context has hints of Sinophobia.
