It's bad enough that China consistently exports lead tainted toys to the U.S., but to have an American company Knowingly assist in the whole ordeal is unforgivable ! 2.3 million is way to kind for a company that endangered many thousands of Kids !
the Epoch Times....
California-based Mattel, Inc., and its Fisher-Price subsidiary will pay $2.3 million for knowingly importing and later recalling approximately 2 million lead-tainted toys. The penalty, imposed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is the highest ever given for violating import and distribution regulations in the country.
According to CPSC, Mattel imported 900,000 toys with hazardous levels of lead between September 2006 and August 2007. The toys were distributed to retail customers in the United States. Later, the “Sarge” cars identified as non-compliant were withdrawn from the market. The same happened to the “Barbie” toys, recalled in September 2007.
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