Toy Giant Announces Another Giant Recall

Recall Barbie Mattel announces its third major recall of Chinese-made toys in a little more than a month. The latest involes more than 800000 toys including barbie accesories.
by Jamie Burch
Published: Tue, September 04, 2007 - 10:10 pm CST Last Updated: Tue, September 04, 2007 - 10:28 pm CST
Mattel is recalling more than 80,000 toys because they may contain excessive amounts of lead paint.
The recall includes:
- Barbie accessories sold between October 2006 and August of this year.
- GeoTrax locomotive line toys sold from September 2006 through August of this year.
- Big Big World 6-in-1 Bongo Band toys
This is Mattel's third major recall of chinese made toys. Last month more than 20 million toys were recalled because of the lead paint.
For information about the latest recall, consumers should call Mattel at 888.496.8330 or visit the company's Web site under related links
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