Target employee Bruce Noll adjusts safety recall notices on a bulletin board at a Target store in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. Mattel recalled 9 million Chinese-made toys Tuesday, including Polly Pocket play sets and Batman action figures, because of dangers to children from lead paint or tiny magnets that could be swallowed.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission acting Chariman Nancy Nord announces the recall of millions of toys manufactured by Mattel Inc. at the commission's headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007, in Bethesda, Md. According to the commission, millions of these toys have small magnets embedded in action figures, dolls and accessories that can come loose.
Mattel headquarters is shown in El Segundo, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. Toy-making giant Mattel Inc., issued recalls Tuesday for about 9 million Chinese-made toys that contain magnets that can be swallowed by children or could have lead paint.
Target employee Dan Swift removes recalled Polly Pocket toys form the shelves at the store in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. Mattel recalled 9 million Chinese-made toys Tuesday, including Polly Pockets play sets and Batman action figures, because of dangers to children from lead paint or tiny magnets that could be swallowed.
Joy Mirasol of the public relations firm hired by Mattel, shows a recalled toy car named "Sarge" Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007 in Manila, Philippines. The U.S. toy-making giant Mattel recalled some models of Polly Pocket, Barbie, Batman and other Chinese-made toys from the shelves because of lead paint and tiny magnet that could be swallowed.
Allison Banda, 3, looks over the Polly Pockets dolls made by Mattel set up on a table in the living room of the little girl's family's home in Lakewood, Colo. on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. Mattel announced on that the Chinese-made Polly Pockets collection, along with the popular Barbie and "Cars" movie items, were being pulled from retailers' shelves because of lead paint and magnets that could be swallowed by children.
Keith Schumacker holds up the Polly Pocket Pollywood Limo-Scene, left, and the Barbie Tanner set, right, at Talbots Toyland in San Mateo, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. Schumacher pulled off both the items earlier in the day after they were listed on a toy recall list. Mattel recalled 9 million Chinese-made toys in the U.S. Tuesday, because of dangers to children from lead paint or tiny magnets that could be swallowed.
Ivan Ortega, left, and Jimmy Katsafaros fill a shopping cart with recalled toys being pulled from the shelves at the Cut Rate Toys toy store Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007, in Chicago. Nine million Chinese-made toys in the U.S. were being recalled by Mattel. Toys are being recalled due to potential dangers to children from lead paint or tiny magnets that could be accidentally swallowed.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of millions of toys manufactured by Mattel Inc., including these Batman action figure sets, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007, in Bethesda, Md. According to the commission, the figures have small, powerful magnets that can fall out. If more than one magnet is swallowed they can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal.
A snall magnet is shown attached to the underside of a dog from the Polly Pocket toy series at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission during an announcement of the recall of millions of toys manufactured by Mattel Inc. at the commission's headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007, in Bethesda, Md. The commission is asking consumers to immediately take the toys away from children and contact Mattel.
A boy looks around a toy store Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, in Manila, Philippines. Toys made by Mattel based on popular characters were recalled in Asian and European countries after the toymaker warned of lead in the paint. China temporarily banned two toy makers whose products were subject to massive recalls in the U.S. from exporting their goods and urged them to overhaul their business practices.
Shelves are nearly empty after Fisher-Price toys were pulled in a voluntary recall leaving toy sections like the one at a local Target store Aug. 2, 2007, in Phoenix. On Aug. 1, Mattel's Fisher-Price division announced the worldwide recall of 1.5 million Chinese-made preschool toys featuring characters such as Dora the Explorer, Big Bird and Elmo. About 967,000 of those toys were sold in the U.S. between May and August.