Mattel: China toy scares our fault
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The world's biggest toy maker, Mattel, has apologised to senior officials in Beijing for blaming Chinese suppliers over a spate of recalls of substandard products.
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Toymaker Mattel Inc on Tuesday announced a third recall of Chinese-made toys, saying it would take back more than 800,000 units globally that contain "impermissible" levels of lead.
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If you invest in China, do so with caution.
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China highlighted Mattel's apology over its recall of huge numbers of toys on Monday to press its claim that Chinese exports are generally safe and foreign politicians and media have unfairly hyped quality scares.
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Consumer group warns of toy safety hazards in new report -- While shoppers will be eagerly snapping up toys for their children this holiday season, one consumer advocacy group is urging vigilance before parents spend a single dollar.
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Western toy companies and Chinese contract manufacturers are intertwined to the point that neither can afford to break away from the other.
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Groups such as the US Public Interest Research group are urging consumers to check toys by hand for detachable parts that could pose choking hazards.
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The Chinese-made toys children receive for Christmas this year will be safe, the head of China's product safety agency said Wednesday, pledging that problems over the use of dangerous lead paint will be resolved in time for holiday exports.
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China manufactured every one of the 24 kinds of toys recalled for safety reasons in the United States so far this year.
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How a business-school professor and consultant for Mattel would turn ââMade in Chinaââ into something other than a curse.
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Acknowledging a growing crisis of public confidence caused by a series of recent recalls, the nation's largest toy makers have taken the unusual step of asking the federal government to impose mandatory safety testing standards for all toys sold in the United States.
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It's high season for toymakers, and the scramble is on to make sure the 'Made in China' label doesn't send parents running
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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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U.S.-based toy giant Mattel issued an extraordinary apology to China on Friday over the recall of Chinese-made toys, taking the blame for design flaws and saying it had recalled more lead-tainted toys than justified.
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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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Mattel Inc. said on Tuesday it has recalled 11 more models of its Chinese-made toys globally, including eight pet and furniture playsets sold under its Barbie brand and three under the Fisher-Price name.
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Food scares are the latest indications that cutting corners or producing fake goods is still woven into the fabric of Chinaâs economy.