Congress looks into Mattel after toy recalls: report
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The U.S. Congress is looking into  Mattel Inc&#39;s  procedures for alerting federal regulators  about hazardous toys, The Wall Street Journal reported in its  online edition on Friday.
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Congress started an investigation into whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration overlooked problems at a British plant that led to the withdrawal of half the country's flu vaccine supply.
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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.
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The toy maker is on the defensive over recalls, but are assurances of good sales believable?
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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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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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Lead paint caused the toy recalls; investors could profit from a switch to a non-toxic alternative.
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Mattel Inc. will recall roughly 4.4 million Polly Pocket doll and accessory sets sold in the United States after three children were reported to be injured when they swallowed magnets from the sets, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
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Members of Congress sent a letter to the chief executive of Mattel, accusing the company of not living up to its promise to keep lead-tainted toys out of childrenâs hands.
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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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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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U.S. consumer safety officials and toy maker Fisher-Price, a Mattel Inc. brand, said on Thursday about 500,000 Laugh & Learn Bunny toys are being voluntarily recalled because they can pose a choking hazard.
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Concerns about toy safety since last summer's recalls, along with worries about the economy, have made shoppers more cautious and have resulted in generally sluggish toy sales. No retailer has as much at stake as Toys "R" Us Inc., the nation's largest specialty toy seller. In an interview with The Associated Press, Chairman and CEO Gerald L. Storch discusses toy recalls and details what the retailer and the industry are doing to make toys safer.
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Congress started an investigation on Tuesday into whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration overlooked problems at a British plant that led to the withdrawal of half the country's flu vaccine supply.
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The U.S. Congress began investigating on Wednesday whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration overlooked problems at a British plant that led to the withdrawal of half the country's flu vaccine supply.
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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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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.