GE denies violations

General Electric Co said yesterday that Xiamen-based Topstar, a Chinese light bulb manufacturer in which GE has a minority interest, neither violated China's labor laws nor endangered workers' health in its production process.

GE made the comments after a 10-day investigation of a report by Cleveland-based nonprofit organization Policy Matters Ohio that said Topstar subjected many employees to 64-hour workweeks and toxic mercury used in production.

Policy Matters Ohio's report was "inaccurate and incomplete", and harmed GE's and Topstar's reputations, GE said.