Click to play videoNew Delhi: After overheating phone batteries, it's toxic toys, which are on a recall from the India market. Toy major, Mattel Inc has announced a voluntary recall of two assorted accessories of its iconic doll Barbie.
The recall is a response to the concerns of high toxic levels found in the toys globally.
However in India, the recall has been limited to only 7,500 units of accessories sold since January 2007. The accessories recalled are a part of the Deluxe Furniture Assortment and Premium Playset Assortment of the doll.
The toys from Batch number K8605 to K8609 and K8510 and K8613 are the part of recalled toys
Mattel Inc and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have announced recall of nearly 800,000 Chinese-made toys over the world, citing unsafe amount of lead found in the paint.
This is Mattel's third recall of the Chinese-made toys because of safety concerns and analysts said it could deepen problems for the company months before Christmas, the main buying season of the year.
Some 775,000 toys, mostly involving accessories associated with Barbie, Mattel's most popular brand, will be affected. The items include 675,000 Barbie Dream Puppy House, Barbie Dream Kitty Condo and Barbie Living Room Play set. Others to be taken off the shelf are Bongo Brand Toys, a musical instrument, and a toy train, both meant for pre-school children. About 100,000 of these toys are likely to be affected.
The company, in a statement, sought to reassure customers that its Chinese vendors involved are no longer manufacturing the company's toys. It has completed the testing of the majority of its toys.
"We apologise again to everyone affected and promise that we will continue to focus on ensuring the safety and quality of our toys," said Robert Eckert, the company's chairman and chief executive.
The consumers, company said, could fill out a form online or provide information over the phone and, if eligible, will receive "replacement parts for each affected product, as well as bonus pieces/parts."
Julie Vallese, the commission's spokeswoman, was quoted as saying that Mattel brought the issue to authorities after a check of its toys. "Mattel indicated to the agency that it was going to do a systematic review of products that they manufacture," she told the Wall Street Journal. "The recalls are a result of that review."
Mattel has already issued two major toy recalls this summer. The first, which came on August 1, involved a world-wide recall of about 1.5 million toys believed to contain lead contamination, including items featuring characters like Elmo. About 967,000 of the toys were imported to the US, and a third of them found their way onto store shelves.
Later on August 14, Mattel recalled a quarter-million "Sarge" toy cars from the Walt Disney Co movie "Cars" that are believed to contain dangerous levels of lead paint. Four other items, involving more than 18 million toys sold in the past four years, were also recalled, primarily because they include tiny magnets that can be deadly if swallowed.
With excerpts from a PTI report
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