Mattel Recalling More Chinese-Made Toys
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Toy-making giant Mattel Inc. issued recalls Tuesday for about 9 million Chinese-made toys that contain magnets that can be swallowed by children or could have lead paint. ...
... It was the latest blow to the toy industry, which has had a string of recalled products from China, ranging from faulty tires to tainted toothpaste. With more than 80 percent of toys sold worldwide made in China, toy sellers are nervous that shoppers will shy away from their products.
The recall involving lead paint was Mattel's second in two weeks. Earlier this month, consumers were warned about 1.5 million Chinese-made toys that contain lead paint. ...
Public safety is a basic job of government, but conservatives don't think so. They slavishly believe "the market should decide" no matter how many people will be needlessly injured or killed. When conservatives "shrink government" it gives cover to unscrupulous business people who knowing produce defective good and in the long run that destroys consumer confidence and hurts 'the market'.
De-regulation is just a euphemism for stacking the deck in favor of conservative politicians buddies. Somehow conservatives are unable (or unwilling) to understand that 'the market' always has rules, whether it's intellectual property laws or health & safety regulations - and if everybody really had to play by the same rules, 'the market' would work just fine.
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