Comments on: Mattel recalls second round of “Made in China” toys http://www.canadian-business.info/business/mattel-recalls-second-round-of-made-in-china-toys/ News, Markets and Economy - a Canadian Perspective Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:49:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bad Credit Home Manufactured Refinance 20 http://www.canadian-business.info/business/mattel-recalls-second-round-of-made-in-china-toys/#comment-195 Bad Credit Home Manufactured Refinance 20 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:51:28 +0000 http://www.canadian-business.info/business/mattel-recalls-second-round-of-made-in-china-toys/#comment-195 <strong>Should You Refinance Your Home Loan, Or Take Out A Home Equity Line Of Credit?...</strong> With the continued increases in interest rates on credit cards, home equity loans have become an increasingly popular way for consumers to borrow money. Home equity loans have allowed millions of Americans to take control of their debt. This type of lo... Should You Refinance Your Home Loan, Or Take Out A Home Equity Line Of Credit?…

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]]> By: A Mom http://www.canadian-business.info/business/mattel-recalls-second-round-of-made-in-china-toys/#comment-16 A Mom Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:17:33 +0000 http://www.canadian-business.info/business/mattel-recalls-second-round-of-made-in-china-toys/#comment-16 The publicity on this "ginormous" Mattel recall is very confusing - because the CPSC lumped this 9.5 million magnetic toy recall together on the same day with a much more minor recall of a Sarge "Cars" toy that has lead paint. The Polly Pocket toys were made in China, but even the CEO Bob Eckert has admitted that the problem with them is NOT production quality in China or managing a rogue vendor but rather design flaws. Quite simply, the tiny but powerful magnets were not properly secured. Supposedly after Januay 2007 the newer Mattel models have little white covers to keep the magnets inside. BUT better safe than sorry, right? For better pictures, the action steps you need to take to return the toys so other kids don't come across them, and tons of helpful links on the Barbie and Tanner, Doggie Daycare, Batman, and Polly Pocket recalls please go to: http://magnetscankill.spaces.live.com. This site was developed to inform parents and reporters about the dangers of "multiple magnet ingestion" and magnets in toys. After the tragic death of Kenny Sweet in November 2005 due to Magnetix building sets we needed to raise awareness about this potential hazard in your home and the large corporations that kept hushing up injuries and paying secret settlements all the while coming out with new magnetic toys targeted at children as young as preschool-age. And to see a homemade video showing an actual set of defective MEGA Brands Magnetix Extreme Combo go to Youtube and type in "Magnets Can Kill." The publicity on this “ginormous” Mattel recall is very confusing - because the CPSC lumped this 9.5 million magnetic toy recall together on the same day with a much more minor recall of a Sarge “Cars” toy that has lead paint. The Polly Pocket toys were made in China, but even the CEO Bob Eckert has admitted that the problem with them is NOT production quality in China or managing a rogue vendor but rather design flaws. Quite simply, the tiny but powerful magnets were not properly secured. Supposedly after Januay 2007 the newer Mattel models have little white covers to keep the magnets inside. BUT better safe than sorry, right? For better pictures, the action steps you need to take to return the toys so other kids don’t come across them, and tons of helpful links on the Barbie and Tanner, Doggie Daycare, Batman, and Polly Pocket recalls please go to: http://magnetscankill.spaces.live.com.
This site was developed to inform parents and reporters about the dangers of “multiple magnet ingestion” and magnets in toys. After the tragic death of Kenny Sweet in November 2005 due to Magnetix building sets we needed to raise awareness about this potential hazard in your home and the large corporations that kept hushing up injuries and paying secret settlements all the while coming out with new magnetic toys targeted at children as young as preschool-age. And to see a homemade video showing an actual set of defective MEGA Brands Magnetix Extreme Combo go to Youtube and type in “Magnets Can Kill.”

]]> By: American Dad http://www.canadian-business.info/business/mattel-recalls-second-round-of-made-in-china-toys/#comment-14 American Dad Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:52:02 +0000 http://www.canadian-business.info/business/mattel-recalls-second-round-of-made-in-china-toys/#comment-14 Does Canada rely as heavily on China as the US? A lot of American consumers are threatening to stop buying all Mattel products, but I think that's missing the proverbial forest for the trees. This is a much larger problem, and all North American corps need to have a serious discussion about the true costs of low prices. I'd bet more than 90% of toys sold in America come from Asia... and most from China. To boycott Chinese products is to relegate your kids to playing with Lincoln Logs and wooden tops. There's a decent blog post on the topic here: http://www.unboundedition.com/content/view/1978/50/ Does Canada rely as heavily on China as the US? A lot of American consumers are threatening to stop buying all Mattel products, but I think that’s missing the proverbial forest for the trees. This is a much larger problem, and all North American corps need to have a serious discussion about the true costs of low prices. I’d bet more than 90% of toys sold in America come from Asia… and most from China. To boycott Chinese products is to relegate your kids to playing with Lincoln Logs and wooden tops.

There’s a decent blog post on the topic here: http://www.unboundedition.com/content/view/1978/50/

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