Reply #13: Two sides to the issue... [View All]

[Vilis Veritas]

The vast majority of toys recalled were due to DESIGN FLAWS and not LEAD PAINT.

Mattel is apologizing for the DESIGN FLAWS.

On Friday, Debrowski acknowledged that "vast majority of those products that were recalled were the result of a design flaw in Mattel's design, not through a manufacturing flaw in China's manufacturers."

Lead-tainted toys accounted for only a small percentage of all toys recalled, he said, adding that: "We understand and appreciate deeply the issues that this has caused for the reputation of Chinese manufacturers."

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In fact, new research from two business professors shows that recalls due to problems with the U.S. maker's design accounted for the vast majority -- about 76 percent -- of the 550 U.S.toy recalls since 1988.

Not sure where I am on this issue...