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| Mattel 'set to recall more toys' | Mattel 'set to recall more toys' |
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| US toymaker Mattel is set to announce a third product recall in a month, according to a report. | US toymaker Mattel is set to announce a third product recall in a month, according to a report. |
| Several hundred thousand items will be recalled including a Fisher Price toy and accessories for a Barbie doll playset, the Associated Press says. | |
| Mattel has not commented to the recall, which is reported to be officially announced on Wednesday. | Mattel has not commented to the recall, which is reported to be officially announced on Wednesday. |
| In the last month it has recalled 18 million China-made toys - because their paint was found to contain lead. | In the last month it has recalled 18 million China-made toys - because their paint was found to contain lead. |
| Parents were also urged to return other items which had small magnets that may come loose. | Parents were also urged to return other items which had small magnets that may come loose. |
| In the past week, US branches of the retailer Toys R Us have recalled 27,000 Chinese-made paint and crayon sets after the wooden box packaging was found to contain lead. | In the past week, US branches of the retailer Toys R Us have recalled 27,000 Chinese-made paint and crayon sets after the wooden box packaging was found to contain lead. |
| A fortnight ago, about 300,000 items were recalled by US retailers including SpongeBob SquarePants spiral address books. and diaries, Thomas the Tank Engine spinning tops and some toy buckets sold in the US. | A fortnight ago, about 300,000 items were recalled by US retailers including SpongeBob SquarePants spiral address books. and diaries, Thomas the Tank Engine spinning tops and some toy buckets sold in the US. |
| Inspection call | Inspection call |
| China has not commented on the latest recall but it earlier pointed out that of the billions of goods it produces every year, only a fraction are found to be faulty. | China has not commented on the latest recall but it earlier pointed out that of the billions of goods it produces every year, only a fraction are found to be faulty. |
| Beijing was quick to act after the first Mattel recall, revoking the licence to manufacture goods at a firm in Guangdong province. | Beijing was quick to act after the first Mattel recall, revoking the licence to manufacture goods at a firm in Guangdong province. |
| The first two Mattel recalls included Chinese-made Sarge die-cast toys from the Pixar film Cars, as well as some toys including Polly Pocket, which contained small magnets that could come loose. | The first two Mattel recalls included Chinese-made Sarge die-cast toys from the Pixar film Cars, as well as some toys including Polly Pocket, which contained small magnets that could come loose. |
| That recall prompted a US senator to call for all toys imported into the country from China to be inspected. | That recall prompted a US senator to call for all toys imported into the country from China to be inspected. |