Reported by FOX News
Mattel Recalls Millions of Toys, Adds to Chinese-Made-Lead-Linked List
Toy-making giant Mattel Inc. (MAT) issued recalls Tuesday for about 9 million Chinese-made toys that contain magnets that can be swallowed by children or could have lead paint.
Reported by BBC
Mattel recalls millions more toys
Chinese-made Sarge die-cast toys from the Pixar film Cars have been recalled because their paint contains lead.
It has also recalled toys containing small magnets that can come loose, including Polly Pocket, Batman Magna, Doggie Daycare and One Piece playsets.
BETHESDA, Maryland (CNN) -- Toymaker Mattel is voluntarily recalling 9 million of its toys in the United States including popular characters such as Batman, Barbie, Polly Pockets and a toy from Pixar's "Cars" movie because of hazards to children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday.
Mattel's Barbie and Tanner doll set is one of the products being recalled.
"The company has ordered that all products be pulled off retail shelves," said Nancy Nord, acting chairman of the commission.
Mattel is recalling 18.2 million magnetic toys globally and the majority of the toys are no longer available in stores.
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Mattel admits faulty toys "its fault"
The world's biggest toymaker Mattel has made an embarrassing admission that its recent huge product recall was its own fault. In the space of five weeks this summer Mattel recalled around 21 million toys, at the time saying sub-standard and even dangerous manufacturing processes in its Chinese subsidiaries were to blame.
Now the US giant says it was design faults on its part in most cases. In a rare open meeting of China's quality watchdog in front of journalists, Mattel's senior executive vice-president ate humble pie, and apologised to customers and "the Chinese people".
The recall has damaged Mattel and China's reputation. Other Chinese products, ranging from tyres to toothpaste to petfood, have put the spotlight on serious quality problems for the "Made in China" brand this year. Unscrupulous factory bosses looking for maximum profits have often been blamed.
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