No, its not old news. This is the latest toy recall from Mattel. I have seen so MANY emails about the toy recalls at work, I thought this was also the one about the last toy recall.
Toy-making giant Mattel Inc. issued recalls Tuesday for about 9 million Chinese-made toys that contain magnets children can swallow or which could have lead paint.
The recall includes 7.3 million play sets, including Polly Pocket dolls and Batman action figures, and 253,000 die cast cars that contain lead paint.
Nancy A. Nord, acting Consumer Product Safety Commission chairman, told a news conference no injuries had been reported with any of the products involved in the new recall.
Story continues below ↓advertisement“The scope of these recalls is intentionally large to prevent any injuries from occurring,” she told the news conference.
Several injuries had been reported in an earlier Polly Pocket recall last November. In all, at least one U.S. child has died and 19 others have needed surgery since 2003 after swallowing magnets used in various toys, the government said.
I’m definitely glad that they are taking preventive actions.
Toys recalled Tuesday include 253,000 “Sarge” cars from the movie “Cars,” because the surface paint could contain lead levels in excess of federal standard. The 2½-inch, 1-inch high car looks like a military jeep.
Also recalled were 345,000 Batman and “One Piece” action figures, 683,000 Barbie and Tanner play sets and 1 million Doggie Day Care play sets.
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Days after the Fisher-Price recall, Chinese officials temporarily banned the toys’ manufacturer, Lee Der Industrial Co., from exporting products. A Lee Der co-owner, Cheung Shu-hung, committed suicide at a warehouse over the weekend, apparently by hanging himself, a state-run newspaper reported Monday.
Lee Der was under pressure in the global controversy over the safety of Chinese-made products, and it is common for disgraced officials to commit suicide in China.
Before this month, Fisher-Price and parent company Mattel had never recalled toys because of lead paint.
Consumers should call Mattel at 888-597-6597 for information about the recalled toys with magnets, or 800-916-4997 for information about the recalled cars.
This is another major worry for people who are already paranoid of Chinese products. Theres already a site, ‘IS CHINA POISONING AMERICA?’ Also, this site might be of interest to parents worried about safety of the toys.
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