I’ve discussed before how toy companies are using “safety” as an excuse to pile more and more regulations on top of their competitors. Mattel has been blaming China for a recent spate of recalls and using the accusations as leverage to push for more safety regulations.
Turns out, China wasn’t to blame.
Mattel Inc. made [...]
Toy manufacturers want to regulate toys coming into the United States, looking for dangerous materials like lead paint. But what’s the real cause of dangerous toys?
Design flaws, not Chinese manufacturing problems, are the cause of the vast majority of American toy recalls over the last two decades, according to a new study by [...]
Mattel, Hasbro, and Lego have figured out how to use the government to hurt their competitors. They’ll ask for more government regulation.
Acknowledging a growing crisis of public confidence caused by a series of recent recalls, the nation’s largest toy makers have taken the unusual step of asking the federal government to impose mandatory [...]