Lead found in Mattel toys from China

This is the second recall by toy manufacturer Mattel concerning lead in their product from China. The toy industry has had many recalled products from China and incidentally enough 80% of toys sold worldwide are manufactured in China. This recall by Mattel involving lead paint was the second in just two weeks!! Now, I don't know if the use of lead paint was accidental or not, but I do find it interesting that over the weekend one of the owners of an industry in China that exports these toys committed suicide by hanging himself in the warehouse. To me that sounds like a guilty conscious but apparently it is common for disgraced officials in China to commit suicide, so you be the judge. Either way this incident gives even more meaning to the idea of buying local which is always a good idea.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2007-08-13-china-products_N.htm