Well, Mattell think that the problem is serious enough to order a sizeable recall of affected toys. It seems that the manufacturers were given the correct paint but used lead based instead.

One can only hope that Mattell may be looking at the financial downside of manufacturing in China, with the possible cost of this recall. They obviously farmed it out to save money but this will, hopefully, eat into their profits and maybe a few lawsuits from parents of children who can be shown to be affected by the lead might heap more coals on their heads. Last night's news suggested that parents who were concerned should have their children checked out by their peadiatrician. Can't you just see the rush to the doctor that going to happen now?

In the end, you get what you pay for. If we want cheap goods then they are unlikely to be made in the USA or the UK.