"US authorities have recalled more than 600,000 Chinese-made toys, the latest in a series of product scares involving Chinese goods.
The affected items are sold by a range of retailers including Toys R US.
More than 500,000 keychains and toys are being recalled after being...
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"The largest crib recall in history is underway following findings showing that a couple of kids have been killed by their cribs. Some one million cribs with older drop-side hardware were recalled following an announcement by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and...
These days, it seems like they oughtg to just issue you a freebie checkout for an "automatic recall" one year from date of purchase. "Chrysler LLC said Friday it would recall nearly 300,000 sport utility vehicles...
Bribery and corruption appear to be at the heart of a scandal resulting in the recall of 12.5 million defective condoms, with nearly eight million left to collect from the public. The burning question here is, how...
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Though Barbie herself is not deemed unsafe, perhaps neighborhood boys across North America should round up all the Barbies and shave their heads. You know, just to be sure...""As a result of the company's ongoing...
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"South Africa's health department has recalled millions of condoms given out under a programme it funded.
The company that produced the condoms, Zalatex, allegedly bribed a government official to certify almost four million faulty condoms as up to standard.
The government is...
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"BEIJING (Reuters) - A Beijing factory recycled used chopsticks and sold up to 100,000 pairs a day without any form of disinfection, a newspaper said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of Chinese food and product safety scares.
Counterfeit, shoddy and dangerous products are...
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The makers of a Japanese arm-wrestling arcade game called "Arm Spirit" (I love Japan!) have had to recall their product after three people broke their arms playing the game. Now, I don't know about you guys, but...
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"Wal-Mart Quietly Pulled Dog Treats Off Shelves After Pets Reportedly Fell Ill
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. quietly stopped selling two brands of dog treats in July,...
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"From pet food to playthings, Chinese-made products are difficult to avoid. But is it impossible? That’s what journalist and author Sara Bongiorni tried to find out in 2005 when she, her husband and two children went a full year without buying anything manufactured in...
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Beijing (ANTARA News) - China knew about problems with magnets on toys
as long ago as March, an industry official said on Wednesday, following
a second massive recall of Chinese-made Mattel toys due to hazards from
small, powerful magnets.
Mattel Inc. the largest U.S. toy...
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"Mattel, based in El Segundo, Calif., apologized to customers for that recall and said the move would cut pretax operating income by $30 million. Fisher-Price “fast-tracked” the recall, which allowed the company to quarantine two-thirds of the tainted toys before they...
Things are going from bad to worse for the folks in charge of Mattel as they announced the second massive toy recall in as many weeks. After originally recalling several hundred thousand children’s toys over lead-paint fears, Mattel issues a press release today stating...
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"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...
"Nokia is offering to replace 46 million batteries for its mobile phones after reports of overheating while charging.
The problems are confined to BL-5C batteries made by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006.
More than 250 million BL-5C batteries made for Nokia...
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