Chinese toy maker commits suicide after recall

Published: August 14, 2007, 4:28 am

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Filed under: Health and Safety, ToysIf you are like me, you've been wondering how someone who was responsible for exposing hundreds of thousands of children to a hazardous substance could live with himself. Turns out, he couldn't. According to the state-run Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper in Beijing, China, Zhang Shuhong, co-owner of Lee Der Industrial Company, hung himself this weekend. His company manufactured the 967,000 toys that were recalled earlier this month due to high levels of lead in the paint. The toys, sold in the U.S. under the Fisher-Price brand, included such popular characters as Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego.Chinese products have been getting a lot of negative attention lately due to the presence of high levels of toxins and chemicals. Just days before the suicide, the Chinese quality watchdog group, General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, announced a ban on exports by the Lee Der Company as well as Hansheng Wood Products

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