China says U.S. also to blame for toy safety scares
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China on Monday hit back at Mattel, after a massive toy recall, saying designers and importers should also take responsibility for product safety, but promised to punish its own manufacturers who flout standards.
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TIANJIN, China  - China went on a charm offensive on Wednesday to convince a skeptical world its products are safe, as a new poll in the United States found 78 percent of Americans were worried about the safety of Chinese goods.
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The vast majority of Americans surveyed say they associate China with unsafe toys, and they are divided on whether they trust major toymakers to ensure products on store shelves are safe, according to a MSN-Zogby poll released on Monday.
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WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday that the recalls of tainted Chinese products were causing fear among U.S. consumers.
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With each passing day, American toy companies and their Chinese suppliers have another pair of eyes looking over their shoulders.
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China's state media on Monday welcomed U.S. toy maker Mattel's apology over its recalls of Chinese-made toys, saying that although overdue it should help restore the country's sullied export reputation.
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U.S. manufacturers are increasingly exporting goods, including toys and pacifiers, that do not meet domestic safety standards, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Toy firm Mattel recalls 55,000 Chinese-made toys over lead contamination fears, the US government says.
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Foreign media have fuelled unfounded fears about Chinese products, the nation's top quality official has said as mutual accusations of tainted goods dog trade with the United States.
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Toys "R" Us is recalling thousands of art sets made in China due to excessive levels of lead in some black watercolor paints.
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China will work with the United States to ensure the safety of exported toys and other goods, a top Chinese official said, but Beijing still insists it is not solely to blame in recent safety scandals.
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WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said yesterday the recalls of tainted Chinese products were causing fear among US consumers. He called on China to take bold moves to address that and other economic problems facing the two countries.
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Turning the tables on the United States amid growing worries over dangerous Chinese products, Beijing said Friday some health supplements, raisins and pistachios imported from the U.S. failed to meet China's safety standards and have been returned or destroyed.
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Mattel Inc. tried to save face Friday with Chinese officials, taking the blame for the recent recalls of millions of Chinese-made toys as it strives to mend a strained relationship with the nation that makes most of its toys and fattens its profit.
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Toy makers are instituting tougher quality controls in China and elsewhere to try to avoid repetition of the recalls that damaged the industry last year.
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The world's largest toy maker, Mattel Inc, apologized on Friday for damaging China's reputation after recent massive recalls of its Chinese-made toys, admitting it targeted some goods that were actually up to scratch.
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China risks damaging its credibility if it does not tackle its food and drug quality problems, an official newspaper said on Monday amid a series of health scares over toxic drugs, foods, toys and other products.