Yes, I believe that Mattel showed social and ethical responsibility. Mattel took proper action with the lead paint and magnets coming lose. The recalled the design flawed toys and changed the design. They also recalled the toys with high levels of lead in the paint. The external vendors in China were cutting cost to save time and money. Mattel addressed their overseas factories, contractors, and suppliers to take measures to ensure compliance with company standards. The Chinese government agreed to prohibit the use of lead paint on toys exported to the U.S. They conducted lead safety test to test the levels in the paints being used from each batch produced to monitor the issue. I hate the children were exposed unknowingly to such hazards, however, Mattel made many rules, code of conduct, regulations and requirements to ensure that the issues at hand were monitored and addressed.
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While the efforts that were made after the discovery of the lead in the paint and lose magnets were good, these standards should have been the norm all along. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is responsible to protect citizens from consumer products. The CPSC was lax in doing so. Although Nancy A. Nord try to reassure the public not to overreact, she stated that “by no means was this the largest recall the agency had done, and it represents only a tiny fraction of toys that are sold in the United States every year”. There are also incredible costs involved to regulate such items as the lead paint and lose magnets, however, obviously the costs are warranted. Could greed be to blame? Possibly so initially. A weakness was discovered and then exploited by a sub-contractor of a main vendor. Regardless of any one belief, overall Mattel is responsible for their products produced and is ultimately responsible for exposing children to such
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While the efforts that were made after the discovery of the lead in the paint and lose magnets were good, these standards should have been the norm all along. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is responsible to protect citizens from consumer products. The CPSC was lax in doing so. Although Nancy A. Nord try to reassure the public not to overreact, she stated that “by no means was this the largest recall the agency had done, and it represents only a tiny fraction of toys that are sold in the United States every year”. There are also incredible costs involved to regulate such items as the lead paint and lose magnets, however, obviously the costs are warranted. Could greed be to blame? Possibly so initially. A weakness was discovered and then exploited by a sub-contractor of a main vendor. Regardless of any one belief, overall Mattel is responsible for their products produced and is ultimately responsible for exposing children to such