News, Mattel's Fisher-Price Recalls 1.5M Chinese-Made Toys Over Lead Paint. (school, financial)

[JD59]

WASHINGTON — Mattel Inc. (MAT) is recalling 1.5 million Chinese-made toys worldwide because their paint may contain too much lead — the latest in a deluge of product safety scares that have tainted the "made in China" brand.

The recalled toys made for Mattel's Fisher-Price unit include popular preschool characters like Elmo and Big Bird along with dozens of other items.

They were made by a contract manufacturer in China using a non-approved paint pigment containing lead, Mattel said on Wednesday.

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[texanborn]

I'd like for Fisher-Price to tell me how all of these toys ever got out of China in the first place !

[Hawkeye48]

It's to the point where China needs to lose Most Favored Nation trading status. They ship bad food, dangerous toys, and they are undervaluing their own currency to boost their trade numbers.

[KoZmiC NinJa]

Why are you guys blaming China ?
Its common knowledge that any Chinese product is the result
of many costcutting measures and spec'ed out specifically or
that puprose.
Why not focus your anger on the American Execs who sent
the toy over there to be built ?

[anonymous]

Originally Posted by KoZmiC NinJa

Why are you guys blaming China ?
Its common knowledge that any Chinese product is the result
of many costcutting measures and spec'ed out specifically or
that puprose.
Why not focus your anger on the American Execs who sent
the toy over there to be built ?

IMO there is shared blame among Chinese manufacturers (for manufacturing defective products), the Chinese government (for not enforcing safety standards), the American government (for not regulating imports), American manufacturers (for not testing their products), and American consumers (caveat emptor).

I fail to see why you would point the finger at just one group.