2009 December | Made In China Product Recalls

Dec 29 2009

Thomas & Friends toy maker to pay $1.25 million in lead toy settlement - KSBY

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Thomas & Friends toy maker to pay $1.25 million in lead toy settlement
KSBY
... Wooden Railway toys that had "paints or other surface coatings" containing lead levels above .06 percent by weight. The toys were imported from China.
RC2 Corp. to pay $1.25 million penalty for selling Thomas & Friends toys ...Los Angeles Times
WREX.com – Rockford's News LeaderRC2 Corp. to pay $1.25 million for lead in toysWREX-TV
Thomas Toys to pay settlement for lead in toysWLOS
Trading Markets (press release)
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Dec 29 2009

Thomas & Friends toy maker to pay $1.25 million in settlement - KSBY

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Thomas & Friends toy maker to pay $1.25 million in settlement
KSBY
... Wooden Railway toys that had "paints or other surface coatings" containing lead levels above .06 percent by weight. The toys were imported from China.
RC2 Corp. to pay $1.25 million penalty for selling Thomas & Friends toys ...Los Angeles Times
Thomas Toys to pay settlement for lead in toysWLOS
Oak Brook toymaker RC2 Corp. to pay $1.25 million fine over lead in paint ...Trading Markets (press release)

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Dec 29 2009

Obama orders intel probe…Pakistan bombing sparks riots…Miss. fire probed - 9&10 News

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Obama orders intel probe...Pakistan bombing sparks riots...Miss. fire probed
9&10 News
... Safety Commission says from May through September 2007, the higher levels of lead were reported in Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway toys made in China. ...

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Dec 29 2009

Read the labels - Vallejo Times-Herald

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Read the labels
Vallejo Times-Herald
After that, our children's toys came painted with enough lead to sink a ship, and now the newest way to terminate your child is the Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters, ...

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Dec 28 2009

RC2 Corp. to pay $1.25 million penalty for selling Thomas & Friends toys … - Los Angeles Times

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RC2 Corp. to pay $1.25 million penalty for selling Thomas & Friends toys ...
Los Angeles Times
The toys were imported from China. That level violated a 1978 lead paint ban on toys. "This failure created a risk of lead poisoning and adverse health ...

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Dec 28 2009

RC2 Corp. to pay $1.25 million for lead in toys - Austin American-Statesman

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RC2 Corp. to pay $1.25 million for lead in toys
Austin American-Statesman
The toys were imported from China. That level violated a 1978 lead paint ban on toys. "This failure created a risk of lead poisoning and adverse health ...

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Dec 28 2009

China must spare Akmal Shaikh or face serious consequences - Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

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China must spare Akmal Shaikh or face serious consequences
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Sadly, everything at our family Christmas was Made in China. Christmas crackers, childrens toys. These people make Christmas so tatty and so abundant. ...

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Dec 28 2009

Wanting to avoid plastic, young mothers make food out of felt, other fabrics - The Canadian Press

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The Canadian Press

Wanting to avoid plastic, young mothers make food out of felt, other fabrics
The Canadian Press
Rebecca Haacke started making play food out of felt for her children because she was tired of cleaning out their toy box during recalls of lead-contaminated ...

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Dec 28 2009

Deep concerns greet China’s rapid economic growth - Business Daily Africa

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Business Daily Africa

Deep concerns greet China's rapid economic growth
Business Daily Africa
A shopkeeper sells Chinese-made toys. On Christmas Day, China reported that it was close to displacing Japan as the world's number two economy. ...

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Dec 28 2009

Making Toy Food for Toddlers Can Be Easy - ABC News

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ABC News

Making Toy Food for Toddlers Can Be Easy
ABC News
"It's not a run-of-the-mill, China-made toy," Haacke said. "I get tired of my kids playing with plastic all the time." Miranda Kuskie, 25, of Nampa, Idaho, ...

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Dec 27 2009

Branson’s live shows lead its New Year’s Eve celebration - Taney County Times

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Taney County Times

Branson's live shows lead its New Year's Eve celebration
Taney County Times
the amazing skill and grace of the Acrobats of China... Showboat Branson Belle – 4:00 pm Relieve the romance and splendor of those grand old riverboat days ...

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Dec 27 2009

Hong Kong’s roads clogged with supercars - Independent

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Hong Kong's roads clogged with supercars
Independent
They are big boys and they need to buy toys. So these are their toys." Nicole Wang, a banker, zips out of a parking spot in Hong Kong city centre in her ...

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Dec 26 2009

The past and future decade in business at a glance - Forbes

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The past and future decade in business at a glance
Forbes
Lines between pharmacy, clothing, food and toy retailers, which have already started to blur, will get even fuzzier. Toys R Us and others are expanding into ...

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Dec 26 2009

toy maker Channel Craft posts best year ever - Pittsburgh Business Times

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toy maker Channel Craft posts best year ever
Pittsburgh Business Times
... a convergence of some basic trends, including a concern over the safety of toys made in China in the wake of the lead poisoning scares of last year. ...

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Dec 25 2009

Events in New Jersey - New York Times

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Events in New Jersey
New York Times
MONTCLAIR Wellmont Theater Gregg Allman, featuring Mike Mattison, lead singer of the Derek Trucks Band. Jan. 5 at 7 pm $45 and $60. ...

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Dec 25 2009

The search for China’s stolen children - Globe and Mail

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The search for China's stolen children
Globe and Mail
The middle-aged man is holding out a toy car that he used to lure Zhou away from the shop while his father worked just a few metres away. ...

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