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Toying with Safety
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- Title: Toying with Safety: A Regulatory and Ethical Failure of Governments and Business
- Author(s): Sharlene A. McEvoy
- Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
- Collection: Common Ground Research Networks
- Series: Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- Journal Title: The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review
- Keywords: Legal and Ethical Issues, Government Regulation, Consumer Product Safety
- Volume: 5
- Issue: 12
- Date: August 16, 2011
- ISSN: 1833-1882 (Print)
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/1833-1882/CGP/v05i12/51956
- Citation: McEvoy, Sharlene A.. 2011. "Toying with Safety: A Regulatory and Ethical Failure of Governments and Business." The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review 5 (12): 61-68. doi:10.18848/1833-1882/CGP/v05i12/51956.
- Extent: 8 pages
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Abstract
In 2007-2008 the United States toy industry was jolted by the wholesale recall of products, including toys, made in China containing lead paint. This article analyzes the legal, ethical and cross-cultural impact of this episode.
