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China says toys recalled by Mattel safe

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Sept. 13 - Chinese product safety authorities said on Wednesday the latest lab tests in China have shown that toys recalled by Mattel Inc. for a third time are up to the Chinese and European standards and are safe for children around the world.

The problem was that the United States imposes a different measurement of lead content from other countries, the General Administration for Quality Supervision¹, Inspection² and Quarantine (GAQSIQ) said in a report.

The GAQSIQ said that China and most other countries determine the safety of toy based on the lead release, or the amount of lead dissolvable out of toy paint, which may be harmful to human health.

China requires the lead release should be kept under 90 mg per kilogram, which is in line with the international standard (ISO8124-3) and the European standard (EN 71-3). But the United States adds an extra standard to limit the lead content to 600 mg per kilogram, the administration said.

On Sept. 4, the world's largest toy maker³ Mattel recalled 848,000 Chinese-made toys, after having recalling toys twice, 85 percent of which are due to design and 15 percent for quality concerns.

The third recalls of China-made toys by Mattel concerned 675,000 Barbie toys from a toy maker in Shenzhen in the southern province of Guangdong.

Four types of the total seven types of Barbie it produces are up to scratch in terms of lead contents under the U.S. standards, according to the GAQSIQ's preliminary investigation⁴.

Another 90,000 Fisher Price toys from another Guangdong-based manufacturer were checked by sampling by the GAQSIQ and are also up to American standards, it said.

The product quality watchdog, however, said it would make further investigations⁵ into the matter as different labs produced "quite different" results, with some claiming the recalled products were substandard.

As the world's No. 1 toy exporter, China sold 22 billion toys overseas last year, accounting⁶ for 60 percent of the world's total.

Difference in standards was a main reason why the country's exports to some countries were frequently alleged⁷ to be problematic in quality, said the watchdog.

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1 supervision
n.监督，管理
参考例句：
The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。 The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

2 inspection
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。 The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

3 maker
n.制造者，制造商
参考例句：
He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。 A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

4 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 investigations
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )；侦查；科学研究；学术研究
参考例句：
His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。 He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

6 accounting
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
参考例句：
A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。 There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

7 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

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