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Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 December 2008 11:36 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 16 December 2008 11:36
From News One:
Mattel and its Fisher Price unit recalled more than 21 million Chinese-made toys last year, beginning in August, fearing the items were tainted with lead paint and tiny magnets that children could accidentally swallow.
As part of the agreement, Mattel also agreed to lower the acceptable level of lead in toys shipped to the states to 90 parts per million down from 600 parts per million, which is currently the federal standard.
“We are pleased this agreement with Mattel and Fisher Price will result in much safer standards,” Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said during a press conference Monday.