{"id":14191,"date":"2007-08-15T10:41:09","date_gmt":"2007-08-15T17:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/08\/15\/a-toy-story\/"},"modified":"2007-08-15T10:41:09","modified_gmt":"2007-08-15T17:41:09","slug":"a-toy-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/08\/a-toy-story\/","title":{"rendered":"A Toy Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nFollowing the massive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courant.com\/hc-toys0815.artaug15,0,2816572.story?coll=hc_news_local_newsletter_subject\" target=\"_blank\">recall of Mattel toys <\/a>made in China, parents around the world are considering a boycott of Chinese-made products, yet many realize such a move could make toy-buying unaffordable, <a href=\"http:\/\/in.reuters.com\/article\/worldNews\/idINIndia-28994020070815\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters reports<\/a>. In an editorial,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/2007\/08\/15\/opinion\/edchina.php\" target=\"_blank\"> the International Herald Tribune calls<\/a> for the U.S. and other countries to encourage a transparent regulatory system in China to oversee the safety of exports. Consumer advocates and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/topNews\/idUSWAT00799520070814?&src=081407_16_TOPSTORY_more_toys_recalled\" target=\"_blank\">lawmakers<\/a> in the U.S. are also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/nation\/bal-toyrecall0815,0,3404428.story\" target=\"_blank\">calling for stricter regulations here<\/a> to check the safety of products, which is now largely done by companies themselves and on a system of trust. Author <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.usatoday.com\/oped\/2007\/08\/hidden-culprit-.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ted Fishman writes<\/a> on the USA Today site that U.S. consumers and businesses also bear responsibility for insisting on higher standards for imports.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nMeanwhile,<a href=\"http:\/\/abc.net.au\/news\/stories\/2007\/08\/15\/2006272.htm?section=world\" target=\"_blank\"> the only official response<\/a> to the recall from the Chinese government was a written statement saying that the majority of products made there are safe, while <a href=\"http:\/\/time-blog.com\/china_blog\/2007\/08\/we_knew_about_the_situation.html?xid=rss-china\" target=\"_blank\">an official from the China Toy Association acknowledged<\/a> that they were aware of the problems with magnets on Mattel toys since March yet did nothing about it. <a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/Chinese_in_dark_over_toy_scandals\/articleshow\/2282890.cms\" target=\"_blank\">AFP reports<\/a> that there has been little news in China about the recalls, leaving Chinese citizens largely in the dark about the situation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFor more background see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/nation\/article\/0,8599,1653116,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">a parents&#8217; guide<\/a> to the toy recall from Time Magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the massive recall of Mattel toys made in China, parents around the world are considering a boycott of Chinese-made products, yet many realize such a move could make toy-buying unaffordable, Reuters reports. 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