Thursday, August 16, 2007
Placing Blame
The media has been filled with news of the latest recall by Mattel. The impression created is that it is all China's fault. Well, 18.6 million toys have been recalled in the latest fiasco. 436,000 were recalled because of lead paint. The remaining 18,000,000 were recalled because magnets may come off the toy. Mattel has not yet named the supplier of these 18,000,000 toys, but it does not appear to be a Chinese company. Further, the problem may be in the design, not the manufacture, of the toy. Who is the designer? Mattel?
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Whatever the cause, Mattel as the manufacturer should have had safeguards in pace to prevent this happening. See my offering on the subject.
Sacraficing safety in the name of profit is the oldest trick in the company book.
Farming out manufacturing to these countries will come back to haunt us every time.
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