Mattel aggressor sorry for design flaws

[Wezil]

..and don't forget the pet "food" that killed off a bunch of cats.

[DaShi]

Originally posted by Japher
I like it when people admit they are wrong and are empathic about it.

Mattel is not. They are sorry and are looking for excuses and appear to only have their business model and subcontractors in mind. They should put the customer first and fire those who made the bad toys and find another company that, in China for all I care, will make them.

Mattell did fire people over this. I think that they did the right thing here. It's very easy to lay all the blame on China, especially in this climate. To apologize, especially to the Chinese whom you're not likely to get one back, is a good step.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Zkribbler


IIRC, for China:
there were three major recalls of toys due to lead paint,
a recall because of the magnets and/or other detactable parts,
a recall of defective tires,
a recall of contaminated cancer medication,
and a recall of lead-containing lunch pails

Poisonous pet food
Poisonous toothpaste
Poisonous catfish

There's alot more in Dashi's thread as well.

[DinoDoc]

More "design flaws:"

Mattel in fresh toy recall alert

Toy firm Mattel is recalling 55,000 Chinese-made toys after lead contamination fears, the US has said.
The recall affects 38,000 toys in the US, 12,000 toys in the UK and the Irish Republic and 5,500 toys in Canada.

The items affected are Go Diego Go Animal Rescue Boat toys imported by Fisher Price.

The move is part of a wider recall of 665,000 by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Mattel recalled million of toys over the summer.

Mattel's profits have fallen slipped by 1% over the past three months, in the wake of the recalls.

Scrutiny

Earlier in the summer the firm made two large-scale recalls that affected 18.6 million toys, including certain Diego toys.

Consumer Product Safety Commission spokesperson Julie Vallese said the recalls stemmed from the improved examination of goods announced earlier.

"The CPSC, as well as manufacturers, continue to look for products that may violate the lead paint standard," said Ms Vallese.

The Diego boats had been identified during retroactive testing on items that had been set aside after August's recalls, said Mattel spokesperson Lisa Marie Bongiovanni.

This latest recall marks the fourth in six months, prompting the EU to embark on a two-month review of its toy safety regulations, expected to be complete in November.

"There is more to be done to step up controls," said Meglena Kuneva, the EU's consumer commissioner after announcing the recall that affected the items in the UK and the Irish Republic.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7062327.stm

[snoopy369]

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Mattel's profits have fallen slipped by 1% over the past three months, in the wake of the recalls.
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The CEO might have to bring a lunch once a week

[Lorizael]

Re: Mattel aggressor sorry for design flaws

Originally posted by Colon™
...Chinese agressors not so agressing as first believed.

How about aggressive?

[Heraclitus]

Punishment should fit the crime...

[Dis]

I read the title as metal aggressor, which sounds like the name of a cool metal tune.

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by Dis
I read the title as metal aggressor, which sounds like the name of a cool metal tune.

It probably is a tune, the question is whether its cool. There is a lot of metal band spamming happening in the genre...