MATTEL RECALL AGAIN -FISHER PRICE RECALL-

MATTEL TOY RECALL—AGAIN

Today, Mattel is experiencing another recall—again. That’s right, Mattel, one of, if not the biggest toy company in America. You know Mattel, they make Barbies and Hot Wheel Cars. But you probably didn’t know that Mattel was recalling millions of toys…again… because the name Mattel is not being used in the media. Instead, they are using the name Fisher-Price. Yes, many of the toys are under the Fisher Price BRAND, but Fisher –Price is owned by MATTEL. So it is a Mattel recall.

Oh Mattel, whats going on?!?!?!?!?

In a time where people are struggling for jobs, perhaps Mattel should bring their manufacturing to the US shores and hire people to purposely tamper with their toys, treat them the way a child would, to see what the possible health risks are—do the wheels pop off easily, are there sharp edges, can a person easily become trapped underneath the toy, etc. Its simply a matter of having an extensive toy lab to test out the products.

Lets not forget all of the toy recalls Mattel went through in 2007? Shall I remind you or do you remember? Ok, in 2007, they had like 3 recalls due to lead paint on their popular toys, like Dora the Explorer, Sesame Street goods, and other items. The lead paint on their toys was like 180 times higher than the legal limit.We all know that kids suck and chew on toys, so this was a VERY BAD situation. Maybe kids are getting ADD not because of DNA but because they are sucking lead paint on their toys for like 2-3 years before they can even talk—has anyone thought of this analogy? Think about it.
That combined with BPA chemical laden baby bottles—no wonder kids are sick these days!! Back to Mattel—so in August of 2007 they had like 2 recalls and by the time the year was over, they had at least 3 recalls and people were kind of hesitant regarding Mattel products.

3 years later, no one remembers that recall and people buy Mattel toys like they drink water Now today, we have this massive Fisher-Price recall, but yet, its not really being associated with Mattel. Why is that? The holiday season is fast approaching and this is NOT a good time to be having a toy recall. Parents are already saving towards their holiday purchases so having a recall now will not encourage parents to buy Fisher Price toys.

I know Mattel is a big company, but Hasbro is too. Why haven’t they had as many recalls as Mattel? Hasbro makes many small pieces for their games—especially their board games. Do those board game pieces have lead in them—has anyone ever checked. All the dices that come in board games, the game buzzers, etc-has any of that stuff been checked? Those things are easy to choke on—why haven’t any of their items been recalled? Mr Potato Head has many pieces that can cause choking, but Ive never heard of many Hasbro recalls. Have you? I wonder why that is? Maybe Mattel has a few things they could learn from Hasbro. Or they could just hire me and I could tell them—I can not detect lead but if a toy is dangerous and I’ve played with it/seen it, I’m usually right on the money when it comes to determining whether or not the toy is dangerous.

Back to Mattel—I don’t remember all these toy recalls when Jill Barad was the CEO of Mattel. Where is Jill? Come back Jill!!

Since I’m speaking of Mattel- I remember as a kid I would write to Mattel, every summer, telling them how wonderful they were and giving them ideas. And they would always send back heart crushing letters, stating that they didn’t really care for my ideas, etc. Whereas Hasbro was never that intense- they were neutral. Maybe if Mattel allowed consumers to write and tell them their thoughts, they could avoid some of their recalls.

Well, lets see if this will be Mattel’s last recall for 2010.