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Mattel at the time was the world's biggest toy company, [citation needed] and several weeks earlier had recalled toys based on Big Bird and Elmo from Sesame Street and Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer, due to lead paint it blamed on Lee Der. [18] Before hanging himself, he paid off all his 5,000 staff. [citation needed]
Mattel identified Lee Der Industrial company as the main supplier of the lead paint-tainted toys. [4] China immediately suspended the company's export license which had a devastating effect on the company's business. [4] According to press reports, Lee Der Industrial stood to lose as much as $30 million due to the Fisher-Price toy recall ...
Toymaker Schylling Associates, which makes classic toys including many with the Curious George and Thomas & Friends brands, was accused of knowingly selling tens of thousands of its products that ...
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Although lead paint remains the number one source of lead contamination for children, sources vary widely, from older homes, water pipes, and antique toys to some imported toys, jewelry, and ...
Worldwide: June: The Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway toys were recalled due to risks of lead poisoning from the paint used on the train cars and locomotives included in the toys. [23] An additional recall was also conducted in September 2007. [24]
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) is releasing its report on the most dangerous recalled toys of the year. The scariest part? These toys may still be available to purchase.
Retail giant Target was hit with a $600,000 penalty by by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for importing and selling hundreds of thousands of toys with excessive levels of lead paint ...