SINGAPORE: Toy manufacturer Mattel has again recalled a batch of
China-made toys.
Barbie furniture playsets - Barbie Premium Furniture Playset
assortment, Barbie Ultimate Furniture Playset and Barbie Deluxe
Furniture Playset assortment - retailed between last November and
this August are the ones affected.
No Barbie dolls are included in the recall.
Mattel made the move after ongoing investigations showed the toys
contain excessive levels of lead.
It added that the playsets were produced by a Chinese contract
vendor, which then subcontracted the painting of miniature toy pets
and small furniture pieces to two companies which used uncertified
paint.
These companies are no longer producing toys for Mattel.
Worldwide, 320,000 of the affected playsets have been sold. -
CNA/ac
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