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Toy Recall Update: Mattel Recalls 9 Million Toys

Mattel is voluntarily recalling 9 million of its toys - including Sarge brand cars; Batman action figures; and Barbie, Doggie Daycare, and Polly Pocket play sets - because of hazards to children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Aug. 14.

The 7.3 million play sets and 1.5 million die cast cars, all made in China, either could have lead paint or contain small, powerful magnets that can be swallowed. According to the CPSC, if more than one magnet is swallowed, they could cause intestinal damage and other injuries.

Mattel is voluntarily recalling 9 million of its toys - including Sarge brand cars; Batman action figures; and Barbie, Doggie Daycare, and Polly Pocket play sets - because of hazards to children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Aug. 14.

The 7.3 million play sets and 1.5 million die cast cars, all made in China, either could have lead paint or contain small, powerful magnets that can be swallowed. According to the CPSC, if more than one magnet is swallowed, they could cause intestinal damage and other injuries.

The announcement comes just weeks after Mattel's Fisher-Price brand recalled from stores nearly 1 million its Dora the Explorer, Diego, and Sesame Street toys that "could contain" toxic levels of lead paint and 2 months after lead-paint concerns prompted the CPSC to recall 1.5 million Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway toys.
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Lead paint and magnets are only two of the many reasons products might be pulled from store shelves. Numerous items are recalled every week when the CSPC identifies a substantial hazard or a company reports a defect or concern. But how do hazardous items make it to the public in the first place?
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