http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/09/07/toy-study.html
Toxic Toys: Is this just China bashing?
‘Chinese’ Barbie’
“A new Canadian study examining toy recall records suggests that while problems have been found in China’s factories, toy companies should shoulder their fair share of the blame for faulty designs and varying standards.”
‘What I see happening is [the toy companies] seem to be putting the blame on the Chinese manufacturers and escaping their own responsibility.’
–Hari Bapuji, researcher
See also:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_drohan/20070818.html”
Sept 21st from the Financial Times:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/99b42156-683a-11dc-b475-0000779fd2ac.html