Fisher-Price to Recall Nearly 1M Chinese-made Toys
WASHINGTON - Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead.
The worldwide recall being announced Thursday involves 967,000 plastic preschool toys made by a Chinese vendor and sold in the United States between May and August. It is the latest in a wave of recalls that has heightened global concern about the safety of Chinese-made products. Associated Press,8-2-07.
See list.
See pictures of the recalled toys by entering product number.
Mattel's recall hot line: 800-916-4498
Consumer Product Safety Commission: http://www.cpsc.gov
The worldwide recall being announced Thursday involves 967,000 plastic preschool toys made by a Chinese vendor and sold in the United States between May and August. It is the latest in a wave of recalls that has heightened global concern about the safety of Chinese-made products. Associated Press,8-2-07.
See list.
See pictures of the recalled toys by entering product number.
Mattel's recall hot line: 800-916-4498
Consumer Product Safety Commission: http://www.cpsc.gov
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