AsburySkinsFan Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Oh, great more Chinese toys with lead paint! http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/01/toy.recall.ap/index.html 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. The recall is the first for Fisher-Price Inc. and parent company Mattel Inc. involving lead paint. It is the largest for Mattel since 1998 when Fisher-Price had to yank about 10 million Power Wheels from toy stores. In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, David Allmark, general manager of Fisher-Price, said the problem was detected by an internal probe and reported to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Fisher-Price and the commission issued statements saying parents should keep suspect toys away from children and contact the company. The commission works with companies to issue recalls when it finds consumer goods that can be harmful. Under current regulations, children's products found to have more than .06 percent lead accessible to users are subject to a recall. Allmark says the recall was "fast-tracked," which allowed the company to quarantine two-thirds of the toys before they even made it to store shelves. In negotiating details of the recall, Fisher-Price and the government agreed to withhold details from the public until Thursday to give stores time to get suspect toys off shelves and Fisher-Price time to get its recall hot line up and running. Allmark said the recall was troubling because Fisher-Price has had a long-standing relationship with the Chinese vendor, which had applied decorative paint to the toys. Allmark said the company would use this recall as an opportunity to put even better systems in place to monitor vendors whose conduct does not meet Mattel's standards. He added: "We are still concluding the investigation, how it happened. ... But there will be a dramatic investigation on how this happened. We will learn from this." The recall follows another high-profile move from toy maker RC2 Corp., which in June voluntarily recalled 1.5 million wooden railroad toys and set parts from its Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway product line. The company said that the surface paint on certain toys and parts made in China between January 2005 and April 2006 contain lead, affecting 26 components and 23 retailers. "Anytime a company brings a banned hazardous product into the U.S. marketplace, especially one intended for children, it is unacceptable," said Nancy Nord, acting chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. "Ensuring that Chinese-made toys are safe for U.S. consumers is one of my highest priorities and is the subject of vital talks currently in place between CPSC and the Chinese government." Carter Keithley, president of the Toy Industries Association, praised Mattel's quick response to the problem, and suggested Mattel will use this setback as a lesson for not only the company but for the entire industry. However, he expressed concern about how the recall and other toy recalls will play out in consumers' minds in advance of the holiday season. "We are worried about the public feeling," said Keithley, adding he observed how toy companies are embracing strict controls during a recent toy safety seminar in China. "We have thought all along that (consumers) can be confident in the products," he said. "But if companies like Mattel have this, then you have to ask how did this happen?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 My son loves Elmo... I'm trying to figure out if anything we own is affected. Why is all this happening now? Did they recently start out-sourcing from Hong Kong into China...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 That's very, very wrong. They're in deep with this one, the Chinese I mean. Kids and lead paint? Specially toys for little kids like this stuff it's just horrible. We're going to see a shake up in economic relations with China I'd bet. It's been simmering and if it comes that kids have lead poisoning all hell's gonna break loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 Yeah, I'm looking for a list of affected toys now, whoever finds it first post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 Got it http://service.mattel.com/us/recall/39054_IVR.asp?prod= Product NameProduct NumberProduct ImageElmo Light Up Musical Pal33662 Ernie Light Up Musical Pal33663 Big Bird Light Up Musical Pal33664 Elmo Stacking Rings34658 Elmo Tub Sub39038 Sesame Street Shape Sorter39054 Elmo Keyboard87946 Ernie Splashin' Fun Trike90267 Elmo Collectible90609 Cookie Collectible90611 Zoe Collectible90612 Ernie Collectible90613 Big Bird Collectible90614 Construction Playset90745 Elmo boom Box93068 Action Fire Engine93107 Press 'n Go Elmo93307 Press 'n Go Cookie Monster93308 Cookie Saxophone93492 Elmo's Guitar93493 Splash Tub Puzzle93615 Music and Lights Phone93780 Count to the Beat with ElmoB7554 Shake, Giggle & RollB7888 Elmo in The Giggle BoxB7987 Silly Parts Talking ElmoB7989 Dora's Talking HouseB9620 M0732 H6859 - French Speaking (Canada Only) Dora, Backpack, Perrito Figure PackC6908 Diego Figure PackC6909 Swiper Figure PackC6910 Boots, Tico Figure PackC6911 Dora Talking Vamonos VanG3825 J1136 - French Speaking (Canada Only) Sing With Elmo's Greatest HitsG5112 Giggle DoodlerG9717 M0527 Grow with Me Elmo SprinklerH2943 Cousin DaisyH3343 Birthday DoraH3344 L5202 Elmo & Pals - Cookie and ErnieH5569 Elmo & Pals - Zoe and BigbirdH5570 Dora Figures in TubeH4187 H8236 Water Fun ToteH4628 Blue 3 Pack Figures in TubeH8237 Sponge Bob 3 Pack Figures in TubeH8238 Chef Dora H9124 Bedtime DoraH9125 Giggle Grabber ErnieH9186 Giggle Grabber Oscar the GrouchH9188 Sing 'n Giggle Tool Bench (Canada Only)H9203 Diego Talking Field JournalJ0338 Go Diego Go Antarctic RescueJ0343 Go Diego Go Deep Sea Rescue (Canada Only)J0344 Go Diego Go Mountain RescueJ0345 Go Diego Go Talking Rescue 4 x 4J0346 J9451 - French Speaking (Canada Only) Carnival (Canada Only)J2248 Giggle Grabber Soccer ElmoJ5935 Giggle Grabber Chef Cookie MonsterJ5936 Sesame Street Giggle Tool BeltJ6537 Queen MamiJ6762 Royal Boots and TicoJ6763 Prince DiegoJ6765 Sesame Street Tub Pots & PansJ7983 Sesame Street Giggle DrillJ9518 Dora's Talking Pony PlaceJ9692 TwinsK0617 Dora's Shop 'n Go Market - French Speaking (Canada Only)K0730 K2448 Talking Gadget BeltK3414 M0524 K9287 - French Speaking (Canada Only) Go Diego Go Mobile Rescue UnitK3571 L5342 (Canada Only) Fairytale Adventure DoraK3580 Go Diego Go Dinosaur RescueK4139 Toucan Motorcycle RescueK4140 Dora FigureL0305 Suprise Inside Diego EggsL3194 Sesame Street Elmo Jack-In-The-BoxL3215 Sesame Street Birthday Figure PackL3488 Sesame Street Super Boom BoxL3507 Diego Tub TrikeL5813 Backyardigans and PalsL8905 Dora Figures - Dora and KittyM0351 Dora Figures - Diego and BearM0352 Let's Go Rescue CenterM2051 H4650 (Canada Only) Fairytale CastleM2052 H4649 (Canada Only) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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