Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Mattel is going to recall some more toys soon
by Corina Ciubotaru


The toy industry in the U.S. is now facing a crisis. Mattel has announced a recall of toys for the third time this year and that it continues to test its products for high lead content. The company has previously recalled hundreds of thousands of toys due to the lead levels in the paint and because they contained small magnets that kids can swallow. Lead poisoning causes severe nausea or even brain disease and death in small children. The stores that removed the toys from the market are Toys "R" Us and Wal-Mart, which have started their own investigations in this scandal. Toy maker Hasbro has also recalled some toys, including the legendary Easy Bake ovens, but says it has very strict rules about quality standards in its products. They have also taken less damage from this action than Mattel, who now has to deal with tainted Barbie accessories. Also, Mattel's Fisher Price division has had to recall part of the Thomas & Friends sets due to lead in the paint so things could not be worse. In the middle of this scandal are the Chinese companies that manufacture the toys. The manager of one of them committed suicide a few weeks ago because he new that his company's involvement in the lead poisoning is going to ruin business. And it seems he was right, as the world is watching Chinese companies much closer now and the confidence level in them is falling. But as long as kids are involved, no security measure is too great.

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070904/ap_on_bi_ge/mattel_recall;_ylt=AvRw2_Lj_VL2BC5nz33cOZqs0NUE
by Corina Ciubotaru
for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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