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Mattel Inc. announced another recall on its Chinese-made products Tuesday, bringing to 18.2 million the total number of its toys with small magnets or lead paint on recall around the globe.
The announcement, made by Mattel on its website, comes less than two weeks after the toymaker recalled nearly one million Chinese-made toys sold in the U.S. because of excessive amounts of lead in the paint.
Nearly one million toys have been recalled in Canada. They include about 890,000 magnetic toys such as Polly Pocket dolls and Batman action figures, and 32,800 Sarge die-cast cars that contain lead paint.
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Mattel is asking parents to visit its website if they think one of the affected toys is in their home. (See Mattel recall information under external links on right). Consumers should immediately take the product away from their children and contact the toy company to receive a voucher for a replacement item.
No injuries have been reported with the most recent recall. However, the commission reported that since an earlier recall of Polly Pockets play sets in November, three children have been injured by swallowing more than one magnet. All three suffered intestinal perforations that required surgery.
If more than one magnet is swallowed, they can attach to each other and cause intestinal perforation, infection or blockage, which can be fatal.
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“No injuries have been reported with the most recent recall.”
Maybe no children have been injured, but I read in the 24 today that the manager of one of the factories manufacturing these recalled toys hung himself.