Disney to start testing toys after recalls: report
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Walt Disney Co  will start its  own testing of toys featuring Disney characters following  recalls of Mattel Inc  toys found to have unsafe levels  of lead paint, the New York Times reported on its online  edition on Monday.
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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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is recalling toy animals because of excessive lead levels discovered since it stepped up safety testing in August, the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer said Friday.
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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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A congressional panel approved a bill on Tuesday that would cut lead content in toys and boost the funding and clout of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, following a wave of product recalls.
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Toy inspectors set fire to Elmo's bulging white eyes, tugged on Dora the Explorer's arms and scraped paint off a Barbie play set &#151; tests they called a routine part of efforts to make sure Chinese products are safe for American children.
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Lead paint caused the toy recalls; investors could profit from a switch to a non-toxic alternative.
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WASHINGTON - A timely reminder from the government: Check those holiday shopping lists to make sure no recalled children&#39;s toys are on them.
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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - The trial of a lawsuit by  Walt Disney Co. shareholders who accuse the board of directors  of rubberstamping a deal to hire Michael Ovitz in 1995 and then  giving him $140 million in severance pay will open on  Wednesday, putting a spotlight on standards for corporate  responsibility.
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Mattel  has only itself to blame  for a huge toy recall that has stoked global alarm about  Chinese-made goods, state media said on Thursday, charging that  a slew of foreign safety scares had exposed a protectionist  agenda.
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Walt Disney Co's  board of directors said on Tuesday it planned to find a replacement for Chief Executive Michael Eisner by next June and then search for a new chairman, setting out a timetable for a change of leadership at the company after more than a year of shareholder protests.
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GUANGZHOU, China - Toy inspectors set fire to Elmo's bulging white eyes, tugged on Dora the Explorer's arms, and scraped paint off a Barbie playset - tests they called a routine part of efforts to make sure Chinese products are safe for American children.
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A reminder from the government: check those holiday shopping lists to make sure no recalled children's toys are on them.
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Retailer Toys &quot;R&quot; Us said on Wednesday  that it is expanding its efforts to inform shoppers of the  latest toy recalls after a slew of Chinese-made toys were  recalled this summer due to unsafe levels of lead paint.
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- Toymaker RC2 Corp. said it will recall specific wooden railway vehicles and set components from the Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway product line due to possible lead poisoning hazard.
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BURBANK, Calif. -- Following three high-profile recalls by Mattel Inc. this summer involving millions of Chinese-made, lead-tainted toys, The Walt Disney Company will begin independently testing toys featuring its characters, company officials said.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday it was asking suppliers to resubmit testing documentation for the toys it sells after Mattel Inc's recall this month of millions of Chinese-made toys.