Dollar Tree Stores Inc is recalling 300,000 baby bead toys and toy cars made in China for excessive lead content, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Target Corp., the second-largest U.S. discount chain, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling 110,000 Chinese-made "Cars" movie-themed backpacks
China has arrested 774 people in an effort to stem the tide of shoddy product being made in the country. The arrests resulted from 626 criminal investigations related to the manufacture and sale of fake and substandard products. 200 illegal food companies were also shutdown during the crackdown.
Starbucks is recalling China-made cups. The cups, which have molded plastic animal faces representing a ladybird, a turtle, a bunny and a chick and have a plastic top, are being recalled because they pose a choking hazard for children.
The Philippine government has banned the sale of four Chinese-made foodstuff in schools due to formaldehyde content. The banned products include White Rabbit and Milk Candy brand, Bairong Grape Biscuits and the Yong Kang Foods Grape Biscuit.
One million cribs that were made in China are being recalled for design flaws. The recall, which involve Simplicity and Graco cribs, follows reports that three infants died because of incorrectly installed drop sides on the cribs.
Walt Disney announced that it will conduct independent testing on toys bearing the characters of the company. The testing - which will look for excessive lead in paint on toys - will be conducted in random, and will include toys already in the shelves.
Nissan is recalling 87,000 mugs it gave away for free because of excessive lead the freebies contain. The China-made mugs were given to people who test-drove Nissan cars in Japan starting August 16.
Mattel will recall 800,000 China-made toys over excessive amounts of lead that they contain. The recall is the third for the company still reeling from its previous recalls announced last August 1 and 14.
Australian state Victoria will ban the importation of Chinese-made toothpastes. The decision follows the series of scandals in which a toxic chemical from China - diethylene glycol (DEG) - was used as a substitute for a sweetener.
I think I won't have any pork and pork-related products from China for me in the time being. News wires are reporting that a mysterious pig disease - called blue-eared pig disease - is spreading in China. It has affected 257,000 pigs so far by late August, and the disease has killed 68,000 pigs during that period.
Canada is recalling imported pencils from China due to excessive lead content. So far, 140,000 units (with around 16 models) of Favor Set brand of pencils were recalled, which were found to have high levels of lead in their coatings.The pencils should be taken from children and returned to: Amscan Canada 60 Lindsay Avenue, Dorval, Que. H9P 2T8 Phone 1-800-363-6662 . For further information, contact Health Canada at 1-888-662-0666 (toll-free) or email at cps-spc@hc-sc.gc.ca .
Apparently Chinese consumers aren't also spared with the rash of unsafe products coming from their country. McClatchy has this story about the proliferation of bootleg, watered down and falsely labeled wines.
UK safety officials have recalled a type of China-made lamps, which could cause electrocution. The lamps are easily disassembled which exposed live wiring. They also carry non-standard fuses and the British Standard 3-pin plugs.
Wolverine World Wide, maker of Caterpillar logger boots, have recalled steel-toed boots that were made in China. The boots, numbering around 9,500, were incorrectly labeled as electric resistant, thus carrying a risk of electric shock to its users.
Nokia recently recalled millions of cellphone batteries due to overheating problems. The batteries - 46 million in all - were made by Matsushita in China.
Mattel has recalled 19 million toys so far. Affected products include the following:
Wal-Mart has stopped selling two Chinese brands of dog treats in its stores after tests revealed that the pet food contains traces of melamine - a chemical used in making plastics.
A Beijing factory was reported to have sold recycled disposable bamboo chopsticks. The dirty chopsticks were re-sold and repackaged without any form of disinfection.