COMING FROM MATTEL, JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS... (via Glenn Dryfoos)

Mattel apologizes to China over recall (Associated Press, September 21, 2007)

U.S.-based toy giant Mattel Inc. issued an extraordinary apology to China today over the recall of Chinese-made toys, taking the blame for design flaws and saying it had recalled more lead-tainted toys than justified.

The gesture by Thomas A. Debrowski, Mattel's executive vice president for worldwide operations, came in a meeting with Chinese product safety chief Li Changjiang, at which Li upbraided the company for maintaining weak safety controls.

...the Step-n-fetchit doll.

Posted by Orrin Judd at September 21, 2007 2:27 PM