What Is Mattel's Social Responsibility?

I do believe that Mattel acted in a socially responsible and ethical manner. They issued recalls on the unsafe toys, apologized for the problems that arose with their toys and they acted quickly and aggressively to implement a stronger safety check system on their products. One thing they should have done differently was issuing the recalls sooner than they did though.

I think the vendors that used the lead paint, Mattel and the government regulators that are supposed to be checking for safety are all at fault. The vendors are at fault because they knowingly used unsafe products. Mattel is at fault because they weren’t testing products frequently enough. The government regulators are at fault because they were not as thorough as they should have been in testing the safety of the products. …show more content…
The vendors, the toy companies, the government regulators and the toy stores should all have their own testing done on products. If a product has to go through that many strict safety tests in order to go to market, there is a better chance that it will be safe and there will be less recalls. Then each group in the process will know that they have done their part in ensuring the safety of the toys.

I think all who are involved in the toy manufacturing process should make sure all products are thoroughly tested and safe for children. All who are involved in the sales of the toys should also have their own tests to make sure the toys are safe and they should be sure to buy from reputable companies. Parents also should do their part by researching products and the companies that manufacture and sell the toys to make sure there haven’t been any recalls and see what kind of track record the companies