Another Mattel recall makes three
American Public Media
Scott Jagow: Toymaker Mattel has announced a third recall of toys made in China. This time, the company is pulling about 800,000 toys, most of them Barbie accessories. Also included, some toy trains and something called the 6-in-1 Bongo Band.…
Barbie sets withdrawn in new alert over toys from China
The Guardian
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 world's largest toymaker, that its products do not conform to…
Quality takes over from cheapness in China
Manufacturingtalk
UK companies had their products made in China because it was cheaper, but now most companies have a much higher priority - quality - as Christopher Devereux explains
Low labour costs, and the Chinese ability to learn quickly and copy…
Chinese whispers over toy safety alert
Yorkshire Post
Our shops are awash with products labelled "Made in China", but following the latest recall of toys by leading manufacturer Mattel, can we really feel confident in what we buy?
MORE favourite toys made in China by the world's largest…
Chinese lighting exports grow 20% per year
Manufacturing Talk
Lighting exports from China's Guangdong province have increased by nearly 20% every year and exports in 2005 were around GBP 1.8 billion is a continuing trend.
In 2006, the massive growth in exports of lighting products and equipment from China's…
Mattel recalls more toys over lead paint fears
Times Online
Christopher Devereux, a British businessman based in Guangzhou, China for five years, said that there were still plenty of dubious manufacturers in the country. An industry expert, he is managing director of ChinaSavvy, which helps foreign buyers to find Chinese…