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E. coli conservatism: eternal returnSubmitted by Rick Perlstein on October 4, 2007 - 9:51am.
Just need to repeat the AP headline, which says it all:
"Toy maker gives out items after recall for goodwill, then has to recall them."from AP, via MSNBC:
Updated: 4:38 p.m. ET Oct 2, 2007
LOS ANGELES - The first recall was bad enough: A million-plus "Thomas & Friends" toys pulled because of lead paint. The second was surreal: The maker of the smiley-faced trains sent customers "bonus gifts" so they'd stay loyal — and now some of those toys have been recalled, too.
Even if you're not 3-year-old Zoe McGaha-Schletter, it's yet another mind-bending episode in a cascade of recalls that already had parents fretting what toys were safe for their kids.
"This is so exactly what the villain in a children's movie would do," said Zoe's father, Eban Schletter. "It's just ridiculous."
The year of the recall rolled on last week when the maker of popular Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway toys issued its second lead paint warning since June. Among the 200,000 or so items on the new list were about 2,000 tainted train cars that RC2 Corp. sent to customers who turned in recalled items over the summer.
The double recall dredges up issues of global supply chain management and China's role as factory to the world. It also shows how a company that says it's doing everything it can to ensure quality cannot guarantee that its products are lead free. ......(more)
The complete piece is at:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21104258/
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