Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/worlds-largest-toy-maker-issues-second-major-recall Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Toy-maker Mattel recalled over 400,000 Chinese-made toys Tuesday due to "impermissible levels of lead" and millions of other toys whose powerful magnets could be swallowed by children. The company also said recalls may continue as product testing is stepped up. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. JIM LEHRER: Next, that huge toy recall. Jeffrey Brown begins our look with some background. JEFFREY BROWN: For the second time in a month, Mattel, the world's largest toy company, will voluntarily recall millions of defective products. Nine million toys in the U.S. are affected. The company recalled nearly two million toys earlier in August.This morning, Bob Eckert, the CEO of Mattel, took out ads in major newspapers to assure parents that his company was instituting a recall. The reason: "impermissible levels of lead paint" found in toys his firm sells. Risk also arose from the use of "small, high-powered magnets" in many of the devices. Some magnets were prone to break free of the toy, presenting a choking hazard.All of the affected toys are produced in China, another instance in a string of food and product safety-related issues involving items made in China. Some of the toys to be recalled: 7.3 million play sets, which include Polly Pocket dolls and Batman action figures; 1.5 million die cast cars, including Sarge-brand cars made to resemble military Jeeps; and one million Doggie Day Care play sets.Earlier this summer, the manufacturer of Thomas the Tank Engine recalled the popular train set after it was found to contain lead paint.