MADE (DEADLY) IN CHINA

Mattel’s Sorry Apology

Maureen Keene — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:25:50 +0000

Mattel’s very public, highly staged apology to China (yes, the whole nation) has garnered a lot of media attention, with reports calling the move “astonishing” and...

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Speak Out Against Unsafe Imports

Maureen Keene — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:41:34 +0000

The government is seeking input from American consumers on the issue of dangerous imports. A press release on WebWire states: Bookmark to:

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Boycott Mattel

Maureen Keene — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:13:53 +0000

Mattel CEO Robert Eckert made the rounds of morning news shows after the first major Mattel recall of the summer basically saying “mistakes were made,” and clearly consumers were not...

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Mattel’s Robert Eckert Plays By His Own Rules

Maureen Keene — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:41:45 +0000

Oh, Mattel. I held such high hopes for you. You seemed so different from the other toymakers. Maybe I bought into the hype of Mattel setting the gold standard for doing business in China. Maybe...

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Dangerous Plastics

Sophia — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:29:38 +0000

A question frequently posed on this blog is “what is the cumulative effect of exposure to low levels of lead from a large array of products over a long period of time?” Unfortunately, we don’t...

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Get the Lead Out

Maureen Keene — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:27:01 +0000

Dangerous levels of lead have been discovered in vinyl baby bibs — first by an Illinois grandmother and then by the Center for Environmental Health, which found levels as high as three times...

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Can Mattel Lead the Way to Safety?

Maureen Keene — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:24:45 +0000

Mattel is recalling some 19 million additional toys, some due to lead contamination and most because of dangerous magnets. Again, experts in the industry note that Mattel sets the gold standard for...

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Open Letter to Mattel CEO Robert Eckert

Maureen Keene — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:00:44 +0000

Dear Mr. Eckert, I am the mother of a two-and-a-half year old who loves Dora, Diego and Elmo. We have several of the items from the list of recently recalled Fisher-Price toys in our home at this...

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Mattel’s Image Tarnished by Lead Paint

Maureen Keene — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:03:01 +0000

Just days after the New York Times ran a story about Mattel, the world’s largest toy company, setting the “gold standard” for manufacturing in China, Mattel announced the recall of...

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Saying They’re Making Us Safer, While Actually Making Us Less Safe

Maureen Keene — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:54:58 +0000

Sound familiar?? Last week President Bush announced a new cabinet level committee charged with studying the import safety crisis and making recommendations within 60 days, according to USA...

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