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Have to give them credit for accepting some of the responsibility...
...I just read another article where Mattel apologized to the Chinese people for destroying the Chinese reputation...now that is a twist I hadn't anticipated...
...click on title for full article...
|  Leading Senators said safety regulations were not good enough |
The boss of Mattel has apologised for safety lapses which resulted in the recall of 21 million Chinese-made toys in recent months. Robert Eckert told a US Senate hearing that Mattel was "by no means perfect", and acknowledged its Chinese producers had not been monitored closely enough. But he denied the firm was too slow to reveal safety concerns, saying notice of the recalls had been given speedily. "Made in China has now become a warning label," Senator Sam Brownback said. |
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| September 21, 2007 |
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Your last two questions are crucial. We just now found out about this. How long has it been going on?
My wife and I, when our kids were first being born, made a decision NOT to have anything in the house manufactured in China. We backed off on that stand a couple of years ago since our kids are older and the threat isn't near as great - although still there. Even with that kind of stand, though, it is hard because schools, churches, and friends all have toys made in China. |
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| September 21, 2007 |
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| Hmm. We tried to stop buying things from China years ago, but so many relatives and friends give gifts made in China. It's impossible to keep the Chinese manufactured goods out. We gave in. |
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| September 22, 2007 |
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| Mike, we made a few people very unhappy by doing this. We would take their gifts back. Once the kids were old enough, one of the first things they would look for is where the gift was made and, if that place was China, they would make a comment that they couldn't have it. Looking back on it, it is hard to tell if it was the right move...most relatives gave up and stopped sending gifts for the kid's birthdays, etc. Others, however, made the adjustment with us. IMHO, it was the only thing we really could do...as I mentioned above, I wonder if it really mattered much because many of the toys they played with everywhere else were made in China. |
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