BEIJING - U.S. toy giant Mattel issued an extraordinary apology to China on Friday over the recall of Chinese-made toys, saying most of the items were defective because of Mattel's design flaws rather than faulty manufacturing.
The company added that it had recalled more lead-tainted Chinese toys than was 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. Full Story - Boys Life Magazine - Yukon Cigarettes - Toys R Us
The company added that it had recalled more lead-tainted Chinese toys than was 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. Full Story - Boys Life Magazine - Yukon Cigarettes - Toys R Us
