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Someone at Mattel is sleeping………..
Barbie, Batman, PollyPocket added to the Land of Misfit Toys
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Mattel recalls 9 million toys in U.S.
-CNN
* Mattel recalling 18 million toys worldwide, 9 million in United States
* Mattel CEO says he’s sorry for the situation
* Die-cast car from Pixar’s “Cars” movie had lead paint concerns
* Barbie, Polly Pocket toys being recalled because of small magnets
BETHESDA, Maryland (CNN) — Toymaker Mattel is voluntarily recalling 9 million of its toys in the United States including popular characters such as Batman, Barbie, Polly Pockets and a toy from Pixar’s “Cars” movie because of hazards to children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday.
“The company has ordered that all products be pulled off retail shelves,” said Nancy Nord, acting chairman of the commission.
Mattel is recalling 18.2 million magnetic toys globally and the majority of the toys are no longer available in stores.
Some of the recalled toys have magnets that can become dislodged and swallowed, and at least one has hazardous levels of lead in its paint.
“There is absolutely no excuse for lead to be found in toys entering this country. It is totally unacceptable, and it has to stop,” Nord told reporters.
Mattel Chairman Bob Eckert told CNN that his company has rigorous testing procedures in place and that it is reviewing its testing plans.
“Nobody likes recalls, and I apologize for the situation we’re all facing,” Eckert said.
“I’m disappointed, I’m upset, but I can assure your viewers that we’re doing everything we can about the situation,” he added.
Eckert said Mattel has changed the way it attached magnets to its toys to make them safer.
“We’re concerned, however, about toys that were made prior to these standards so we’re retroactively going for the five years these magnets have been used, and we want to notify consumers that if they have any of those toys, the magnets can dislodge and we want those toys back,” he said.
Mattel is urging consumers who bought the recalled toys to put them out of the reach of children immediately and make sure that none of the magnets have fallen out.
For Mattel, the parent company of Fisher-Price, it is the second toy recall in two weeks.
“Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects,” according to the CPSC. Lead paint can cause vomiting, anemia and even neurological damage.
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