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Mattel recalls millions of toys over safety fear

Toy firm Mattel recalled nearly two million toys sold in Britain and
Ireland.

Some 49,000 of those are Chinese-made toy cars which may contain
excessive levels of lead paint.

Mattel is pulling another 1.9m Polly Pocket, Batman, Barbie and
other magnetic toys sold in Britain and Ireland because the magnets
may come loose.

The recall comes less than a fortnight after MatteI pulled 94,000
Fisher-Price toys from Ireland and Britain amid concerns about lead
in their paint.

The die-cast toy Cars character Sarge is being recalled following
Mattel's ongoing investigation into paint used on Fisher-Price toys
by a Chinese firm. Sarge toys made between May and July this year
were found to have "impermissible levels of lead," Mattel said. The
firm is recalling 436,000 of the toy cars globally, of which 253,000
are in the US and 49,000 are in Ireland and Britain.

Mattel has introduced a new checking system in the wake of problems
with paint used by Chinese firm Hong Li Da Plastic Cement Products
Facility. In addition, the firm is pulling 18.2m magnetic toys
globally because of fears that the magnets may come off.

In total, the magnet-related recall affects 69 products across the
Polly Pocket, Doggie Day Care, Batman and Barbie brands. All of the
recalled products were made between January 2002 and January 31 this
year.

The firm's chief executive, Robert Eckert, said: "The safety of
children is our primary concern, and we are deeply apologetic to
everyone affected.
"Mattel has rigorous procedures, and we will continue to be vigilant
and unforgiving in enforcing quality and safety."

The Mattel products recalled in Ireland and Britain are 53 types of
Polly Pocket toys, 11 Doggie Day Care toys, four Batman toys and the
accessory part of one Barbie toy.

The product recalled in Ireland and Britain due to concerns about
lead levels in the paint is a 2.5 inch die-cast Sarge car character
from the film Cars.

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Page 10, Herald AM Newspaper, Wednesday 15, August, 2007