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China says it will investigate and "deal with" toy companies involved in U.S. recalls
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 16 - 08 - 2007


China will take harsh measures against
makers involved in the recall of millions of potentially
dangerous toys in the United States and other countries, an
official said Thursday, ahead of a meeting with American
quality officials on the problem, AP reported.
Wang Xinpei, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce,
stressed that China places great emphasis on the safety of
children.
«We really care about toy safety, not only in exports but
also in this country,» Wang said at a regular press
conference. «China is responsible. We'll investigate the
cases and severely deal with them.»
He did not give any details about the companies, the
investigation or potential punishments.
Mattel Inc., America's largest toy-maker, on Tuesday
recalled about 19 million Chinese-made toys worldwide,
including popular Barbie and Polly Pocket, and warned that
more could be ordered off store shelves.
The action comes nearly two weeks after Mattel ordered a
global recall on 1.5 million Fisher-Price infant toys which
were made in China because of lead-contaminated paint. In
June, about 1.5 million Thomas & Friends wooden railway
toys, imported from China and distributed by the RC2 Corp.,
were recalled also because of lead paint.
Also Thursday, the General Administration of Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said its officials
will meet with their counterparts from the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission in the United States next month.
Talks will be centered around strengthening cooperation in
the toy industry between China and the United States, the
agency said in an announcement e-mailed to The Associated
Press. It did not give specifics on the date or venue.
The AQSIQ also said it «welcomed American toy experts and
officials, as well as foreign media to China to visit toy
producers and laboratories.»
The notice said the agency was investigating the latest
Mattel recall and was in talks with the U.S. product safety
commission.
China has been struggling to win back consumer confidence
in its exports after numerous recalls and bans centered
around a variety of products, from seafood to toothpaste.
Leaders have issued new regulations, shut down businesses
and revoked licenses in an effort to stem illegal
practices.
The China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of
Light Industrial Products and Arts and Crafts, a group
which represents toy makers, appealed to manufacturers in a
notice posted Thursday not to take orders that are «too
big, too urgent or too cheap» as ways to improve the
quality of exports.
Lead paint or tiny magnets that could be swallowed
triggered the latest Mattel recall, which includes Polly
Pocket play sets, Batman action figures and 436,000
«Sarge» cars based on the character from the movie
«Cars.»
No injuries had been reported with any of the products and
the broad scope of the recall was to prevent potential
problems, the U.S. safety commission said earlier this
week.
Several injuries had been reported in an earlier Polly
Pocket recall last November. In all, at least one American
child has died and 19 others have needed surgery since 2003
after swallowing magnets used in toys, the U.S. government
said.
Mattel said the «Sarge» cars were manufactured by Early
Light, a Hong Kong-registered company that makes its toys
in China. Early Light subcontracted the painting of the
«Sarge» cars to another company, violating Mattel's rules
by using paint from an outside source.


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