UPDATE - Fisher Price /Mattel Recall

[mrs momo]

I bought a toy in HK from ToysRus which has been recalled in the US. I rang both Toysrus and Mattel and they told me it has not been recalled in HK.

Does that mean our standards are different here or should I belive it is a different batch. They told me it is a different batch but I really have doubts. I have now put the toy away but still not sure if I should actually throw it out instead.

 

[intrigue]

its quality control that's the problem. Companies like Mattel should have their own staff constantly visiting factories, picking up product randomly and having them tested - ALL THE TIME - how that doesn't happen is beyond me.

 

[captainmal2]

Both parties are to blame - it doesn't fall squarely on China or the toy manufacturers' shoulders. Both parties knew what they were doing and the danger of using lead based paint - home and building manufacturers have had to avoid using lead based paint since 1978 for the same reason - cause the paint would peel and kids would ingest it. This is symptomatic of a largescale problem with corporate America as a whole - the idea of trading quality control for profit. Hopefully this incident will show Americans that they don't have to take it.

~Malcolm~

 

[Neha]

Well I am sure all of u read about Mattel's apology in the news paper over the weekend. I feel sad for the HK Fty owner who commited suicide over this issue