| By now, I am sure many of you have heard | | | | was the Chinese manufacturer? You dont |
| about the million of toys that Mattel | | | | know ? I don't know either, but don't |
| has had to recall. The first recall was | | | | you think that is something that we |
| due to lead paint. The second recall was | | | | should know?? Lead paint can be found on |
| due to the magnets that were in the | | | | jewelry as well: Claire's had a recall a |
| toys, together with more lead paint | | | | year ago due to lead paint. No one walks |
| recalls. All of these toys were produced | | | | around with a lead paint detector, so |
| in China. | | | | its hard for us to know whats |
| Let us look into this: | | | | contaminated and whats not. |
| 1) China: Is there a law stating that | | | | 4) Will this recall hurt Mattel? |
| all toys have to be made in China? No, | | | | ABSOLUTELY!! I went to the store the |
| people get goods made in China because | | | | other day to buy a toy. And then I put |
| its cheaper, and then the company sells | | | | it back on the shelf because I saw that |
| the toys for 4X the price and makes a | | | | it was made by Mattel and it had a |
| significant profit. All companies do | | | | surface that was painted. Yes , toy |
| this. Is it smart? Only, if you have | | | | stores are supposed to take all of the |
| Quality control and you are truly | | | | contaminated toys off of the shelves, |
| testing the batches to test for safety | | | | but who is really checking to make sure |
| and quality. | | | | that the toys get removed? Its probably |
| 2) Lead Paint: Ok, so the toys had lead | | | | the law to remove recalled items, but |
| paint. Has anyone asked China where the | | | | who is checking to ensure that the law |
| lead paint came from? Is it a paint that | | | | is followed? |
| Mattel gave to their manufacturers? | | | | 5) Mattel and their behavior: Speaking |
| Everyone is talking about how the toys | | | | from personal experience, the people at |
| are bad because they had lead paint. But | | | | Mattel can be mean. Whenever I send |
| doesn't anyone want to know where that | | | | letters to them, they always send the |
| lead paint came from, and what other | | | | letters back to me unread and in the |
| items it is being used on? I know I want | | | | original envelope. I guess Mattel thinks |
| to know. | | | | they are too good to read outside |
| 3) How many other toy companies around | | | | letters. Thats a shame because I have |
| the world do you think have used the | | | | seen the toys with the magnets and I |
| same Chinese company? I bet you there | | | | knew they could be dangerous but I |
| are a bunch. Mattel and Hasbro are the | | | | didn't bother to write to Mattel because |
| biggest toy companies, but you have | | | | I knew that they would send the letter |
| other companies like MGA Entertainment | | | | back to me unread. You be the judge and |
| and other brands, like the people who | | | | tell me whats easier: reading a letter |
| make the Wal-Mart toys, Kids something, | | | | from a toy lover about a potentially |
| I cant recall the name. Has anyone | | | | dangerous toy OR refusing to read |
| checked to see if those toys were made | | | | letters and having to deal with a world |
| in China too? They probably were. Who | | | | wide recall? |