I’ve had it!!
Barbie sets withdrawn in new alert over toys from China | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited — What next for Mattel?
Thousands of Barbie doll accessories imported from China are being taken off the shelves in the United Kingdom because of excessive levels of lead paint. The admission by Mattel, the worlds largest toymaker, that its products do not conform to safety standards has revived concerns about subcontracting manufacturing processes to Chinas rapidly expanding industrial capacity.
Mattel has been forced to take millions of toys off the shelves in the United Kingdom and around the world this summer. The latest recall affects about 2,500 toys sold in the UK and up to 700,000 worldwide. Paint pigment on parts of seven Barbie accessory sets was found to exceed permissible levels and could, according to the companys website, “cause adverse health effects”.
So once China is used up for cheap labour, who will be next? Africa?
#21 India – which will soon surpass China in population. Chinese companies are have already begun investing there.
Next or concurrently would be Indonesia, the fourth largest country at 230 million people.
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#17 – I have read the anecdotal evidence in the news of the incidents in China, which would happen here too.
My company manufactures in China, like everyone in the industry, and our product quality is exceptional.
Being Chinese is not the trait that leads to poor quality.