It’s Time for Mattel’s Punishment

For the most part, lead-based products contaminating children’s toys seemed like a thing of the past until 2007, when Mattel Inc. was forced to recall millions of popular toys because of a violation of a federal law that bans lead paint. Because of their breach of the ban, Mattel has now been ordered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to pay $2.3 million in civil penalties.
According to Mattel, one of the most recognizable toymakers in the world, it and its Fisher-Price division, which will also pay the fine, violated no laws. However, the CPSC certainly disagrees, stating that the CPSC will …read more