BEIJING: A senior Mattel executive apologised to China on Friday for recent recalls of Chinese-made toys and said it took full responsibility. Mattel, the world�s largest toy maker, has come under scrutiny following the recall of about 21 million of its Chinese-made toys in a span of five weeks, many because of excessive levels of lead paint. �Our reputation has been damaged lately by these recalls,� Thomas Debrowski, Mattel�s executive vice president of worldwide operations, told China�s quality watchdog chief, Li Changjiang. He said he realised the damage that had been done to the reputation of Chinese goods. Before the Mattel recalls, a spate of incidents involving unsafe Chinese products ranging from toys and seafood to toothpaste that entered both EU and U.S.
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