Pictures Of Mattel Toy Recall

by alaaron | August 14, 2007 at 09:08 am | 1436 views | 1 comment

Mattel has a reputation for being one of the most conscientious toy makers and is known for having sophisticated inspection and testing systems at many of its China facilities to guard against flawed, defective or tainted products. However, Mattel has recently voluntarily recalled some products for two different reasons: impermissible use of lead paint and risks associated with small, high-powered magnets. Below are photographs of such toys.

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at 02:11 on August 15th, 2007

"Mattel has a reputation for being one of the most conscientious toy
makers and is known for having sophisticated inspection and testing
systems at many of its China facilities to guard against flawed,
defective or tainted products."

It seems the reputation was not deserved and details such as inspections and testing were neglegted in the pursuit of more profit. Will anyone at Mattel be held to account? Not likely.

Is this just the tip of the iceburg? How many other coporations have outsourced so much of thier operations that they don't know, or don't care, about the processes involved in creating thier products?