Mattel ordered three high-profile recalls this summer involving more than 21 million Chinese-made toys, including Barbie doll accessories and toy cars because of concerns about lead paint and tiny magnets that could be swallowed.[...]
On Friday, [Thomas A. Debrowski, Mattel's executive vice president for worldwide operations,] acknowledged that [the] "vast majority of those products that were recalled were the result of a design flaw in Mattel's design, not through a manufacturing flaw in China's manufacturers."
Lead-tainted toys accounted for only a small percentage of all toys recalled, he said.
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In a statement issued by the company, Mattel said its lead-related recalls were "overly inclusive, including toys that may not have had lead in paint in excess of the U.S. standards.
Meanwhile China has already been convicted in the court of public opinion because of the original recall press releases blaming them.
Like linking Saddam and al-Qaeda, the first loudly repeated story is the one that sticks. Some Mattel executive is getting a bonus for his handling of this situation.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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