| As a father of three small children I was | | | | in the United States they would be well |
| outraged by the recent Mattel toy recall. All | | | | served to know a little more about the |
| of the toys were made by a contract | | | | products they sell. It is becoming the norm |
| manufacturer in China. Mattel said | | | | recently to hear of poor quality products |
| Wednesday, August 15th, that it was recalling | | | | coming out of China. The Mattel toy recall |
| 1.5 million toys globally and the recall | | | | is the most recent problem in a line of bad |
| would cost them at least $30 million dollars. | | | | products. Recently it was tainted dog food |
| The toys that were recalled included many | | | | and toothpaste that will make you sick, all |
| Sesame Street and Nickelodeon characters, | | | | produced in China. |
| including Dora The Explorer backpacks, which | | | | |
| my 2 year old daughter plays with often. Also | | | | When will consumers in the United States wake |
| recalled was the 'Sarge' character Die-Cast | | | | up and smell the lead paint? We are the only |
| car from the Disney Pixar Cars movie. The | | | | thing standing between Wal-Mart and dangerous |
| 'Sarge' car is said to have excess levels of | | | | products made in China. If Wal-Mart thinks |
| lead surface paint that could harm children. | | | | it is to expensive to know more about the |
| My 5 year old son has this car. | | | | dangerous products coming out of China then |
| | | | consumers must stand up and demand this from |
| My wife and I buy most, if not all, of our | | | | Wal-Mart. This can easily be done by |
| children's toys at Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is the | | | | boycotting Wal-Mart until they take a harder |
| largest toy seller in the United States, with | | | | stance on poor Chinese manufacturing. Do you |
| an estimated 45% of the retail toy business. | | | | think this stance is harsh? Ask a parent of |
| I am of the very strong opinion that Wal-Mart | | | | one of the sick children if this is harsh. |
| has a social and moral responsibility to do | | | | Or ask a pet owner who lost their family dog |
| independent testing of products manufactured | | | | if this is an acceptable business practice. |
| in China and sold in their stores. China is | | | | If this boycott were to occur, the greedy |
| notorious for low regulations in terms of | | | | hands at Wal-Mart would have testers sucking |
| health and safety standards. If Wal-Mart | | | | on die-cast cars immediately! Believe me, we |
| wants to continue to be the largest retailer | | | | would all benefit from this. |