Toys. Pet food. Dumplings. None of these potentially dangerous products with Chinese components has really scared me thus far. But this LA Times story sent a chill down my spine:

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether an ingredient from China may be the source of problems with a blood thinner linked to hundreds of reports of severe allergic reactions and possibly several deaths. [...]

As with food ingredients, China in recent years has become a major exporter of active pharmaceutical ingredients. Medicine Economic News, citing China's customs statistics, reported that the nation's exports of heparin and its components totaled $57.8 million in the first half of 2007, a 13.7% increase from the same period a year earlier. The Guangzhou-based publication said 49 companies exported heparin and its ingredients.

Baxter announced Monday that it was suspending manufacture of multiple-dose vials of heparin. The injectable drug, which is derived from pig intestines, is used to prevent dangerous blood clots from forming during certain types of surgery, including heart bypass. Baxter accounts for about half the U.S. market for the drug.

Assuming the FDA's suspicions are confirmed, how many other commonly used drugs have ingredients made in China? We know there have been problems with fake anti-malaria pills and fake glycerin used in cough syrup. Anything else out there?