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11-06-2007, 11:18 AM
Mattel recalls kitchen toys that may pose choke hazard
By LAUREN COLEMAN-LOCHNER
Copyright 2007 Bloomberg News
Mattel Inc., which has recalled more than 21 million Chinese-made toys this year, asked consumers to stop using 155,000 kitchen toys made in Mexico because small pieces may pose a choking hazard to children.
The Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Learning Kitchen Toys were sold worldwide from May through October for about $70 each, Mattel said today in a statement. There have been 48 reports of small parts separating from the toys, the company and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
Mattel, the world's largest toymaker, has issued several recalls this year, primarily because the products contained excessive lead paint or had loose magnets that might detach and be swallowed. The recalls have occurred as concern over imported items has mounted, particularly from China, which produces four-fifths of the toys sold in the U.S.
More than one-third of consumers surveyed view imported goods as unsafe, New York-based Deloitte said last week.
Consumers can contact Fisher-Price for a free repair kit.
Mattel fell 3 cents to $21.23 at 9:48 a.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have declined 6.2 percent this year before today.
By LAUREN COLEMAN-LOCHNER
Copyright 2007 Bloomberg News
Mattel Inc., which has recalled more than 21 million Chinese-made toys this year, asked consumers to stop using 155,000 kitchen toys made in Mexico because small pieces may pose a choking hazard to children.
The Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Learning Kitchen Toys were sold worldwide from May through October for about $70 each, Mattel said today in a statement. There have been 48 reports of small parts separating from the toys, the company and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
Mattel, the world's largest toymaker, has issued several recalls this year, primarily because the products contained excessive lead paint or had loose magnets that might detach and be swallowed. The recalls have occurred as concern over imported items has mounted, particularly from China, which produces four-fifths of the toys sold in the U.S.
More than one-third of consumers surveyed view imported goods as unsafe, New York-based Deloitte said last week.
Consumers can contact Fisher-Price for a free repair kit.
Mattel fell 3 cents to $21.23 at 9:48 a.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have declined 6.2 percent this year before today.