On Hill, Toy Firm Officials Apologize and Promise Changes
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Toy industry officials were contrite yesterday in their first appearance before Congress following the recent recall of millions of toys because of lead paint and other hazards.
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The jailed leaders of last year&#39;s failed military rebellion against Philippine President Gloria Arroyo have apologized for the incident.
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The Consumer Products Safety Commission is the supposed watchdog of toy safety. But it has no teeth
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Consumer goods company is facing its challenges and looking for a turnaround.
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Mattel says most toys recalled in safety scares had "design flaws" and Chinese firms were not to blame.
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The company says the changes are to better serve customers. Workers say they reduce already modest incomes and strain employeesÂ personal lives.
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Fisher-Price Inc. has agreed to pay a $975,000 civil penalty for failing to report to the government that one of its toys posed a choking hazard to young children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.
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BEIJING -- China announced more arrests and a provincial governor apologized yesterday as the government stepped up it efforts to try to show it was responding to a growing slave labor scandal.
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Failing to admit its problems in a timely manner is making the company's situation worse.
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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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WASHINGTON - Grim-faced and humble, federal regulators and toy companies had no shortage of solutions for a rash of toy recalls that have left parents anxious and Congress angry.
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Plus, Toys "R" Us hopes for happy holidays, and Campbell could be better.
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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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Wal-Mart officials said yesterday they were asking toy suppliers to submit recent safety documentation or re-test their products in response to the wave of recalled merchandise from China that has cast a shadow over the upcoming holiday shopping season.
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The toy maker avoids the earnings troubles of its rivals because it didn't have as many recalls.
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A top power official apologized for radioactive leaks and several other malfunctions that occurred at a Japanese nuclear plant after a deadly earthquake, but said the company's basic safety measures still worked.