Fisher-Price to Recall 967,000 Toys
@jiffys_frog_woman (4050)
United States
August 1, 2007 9:37pm CST
WASHINGTON (AP) - Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys - including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters - because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead.
The worldwide recall being announced Thursday involves 967,000 plastic preschool toys made by a Chinese vendor and sold in the United States between May and August. It is the latest in a wave of recalls that has heightened global concern about the safety of Chinese-made products.
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
2 Aug 07
Oh my, that is going to be alot of money down the drain. From all the things I have heard lately about china made products it does concern me also it started with the dog food recalls,toothpaste recall and several other things, maybe they will start taking a closer look at things that are being imported now and inspecting things properly and not with just a glance over and approving it. Look how many kids loves these popular fisher-price items and demand their parents get them and unknowingly we get them for our children or family not knowing the dangers. Whats next? Can we trust the things that have been imported from China any longer? I think all of will be digging in the toy boxes and even though it will hurt we will have to get rid of these items or have them out for only when we can totally keep a eye on the kids from putting these things in their mouths. Last things we need for our kids is brain damage and other health issues right now we have enough problems facing us trying to raise a healthy child without trying to deal with that. So I hope they can resolve these issues with China or resolve the import partnership we have. Even though the products they make are great quality for good prices.
@cloud_kicker_32 (4635)
• United States
2 Aug 07
I know..isnt this just so wrong on so many levels!! I posted this a few hrs ago and someone said that this is even sadder because this could have been some kind of terroristic threat and it would have been to late if it was..can u believe that! I never even thought that it could have been psuhed that far..im glad they caught it..i just hope they learned a serious problem..and i hope no children got hurt..



