The latest from the China-linked recall department: The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday announced that Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has voluntarily recalled 250,000 children's mugs, which it sold from last May until this August. Apparently the colorful plastic faces of Dot the ladybug and Dash the turtle can break off, posing an inviting and pointy choking hazard for your youngest. The latte empire has so far gotten just seven reports of the cups breaking. No injuries have been reported, thankfully.

Were you even aware that Starbucks was marketing to children?

No one will be surprised to learn that the mugs were of course manufactured in China, adding to the long list of Chinese-made toys, scooters, and knickknacks that have been recalled for choking hazards, high lead levels, electrical shock risks, likelihood of catching fire and so forth.

Dating back just to Thursday, 14 of the CPSC's last 15 recall announcements concern products manufactured in China (the P3 IonizAir air purifier was made in Taiwan). And, your favorite domestic companies are surely striking new contracts for Chinese outsourcing right now, so start your boycotts or brace for more recalls going forward.

(This is not terribly related, but it's worth wondering whether recalls of products that might find their way into higher-class homes get more press than cheap tchotchkes, such as these fun but excessively leaden keyrings, which sold for a buck at the KKR-held Dollar General.)