Mattel Toy Recall
Mattel has just announced a new, massive, toy recall, fearing excessive amounts of lead paint in toys made in China...again!
Check the article on the latest toy recall here.
Thank God for hand-me-downs! I have not bought a new toy in a while simply because we get hand-me-downs from their bigger cousins. We have a birthday coming up this month so I am going to pick and choose my gifts wisely. Really, what makes them most happy is the sprinkler (is it my day to water?), pots and pans (drums), my gigantic exercise ball that I have not used lately, DADDY!!!, and climbing in and out of kitchen cabinets. Maybe we can give up toys altogether???
Probably not.
Check the article on the latest toy recall here.
Thank God for hand-me-downs! I have not bought a new toy in a while simply because we get hand-me-downs from their bigger cousins. We have a birthday coming up this month so I am going to pick and choose my gifts wisely. Really, what makes them most happy is the sprinkler (is it my day to water?), pots and pans (drums), my gigantic exercise ball that I have not used lately, DADDY!!!, and climbing in and out of kitchen cabinets. Maybe we can give up toys altogether???
Probably not.
Consumers need to learn more about the International Standards and Certification programs that exist. Had Mattel required their suppliers to be Certified to a standard called QC 080000 IECQ HSPM (Hazardous Substance Process Management) This would not have happened without knowledge and/or notification. Consumers worldwide need to demand that all suppliers of consumer products have an international certification for Hazardous Substance Process Management. The IECQ QC 080000 IECQ HSPM Specification for HSPM is the only international system available and more than 550 companies have already undergone certification. Many of them in China and Taiwan. www.iecq.org is the place to learn how to achieve such a certification.
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