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Their solution is a three-part safety plan, announced Sept. 5: a federal requirement to make safety testing mandatory; new, industry-wide standards for testing procedures; and certification for independent labs. Keithley says the labs may devise a logo to be stamped on toys indicating that they meet federal standards. Most large companies in the U.S. use both internal and third-party testing, but there is no legal requirement and therefore no uniform method of testing or seal of approval that might restore consumers' trust. For many products, including toys and children's jewelry, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC...
...Sept. 4 warning about lead paint in 675,000 accessories for its iconic Barbie dolls--were the largest in the history of the world's largest toymaker and have put the entire industry on high alert. "This year's recalls were not a happy thing for us," says Carter Keithley, president of the Toy Industry Association (TIA), a trade group whose 500 members make about 85% of all the toys sold in the U.S. Even companies that haven't been hit with recalls are scouring their production lines for problems, and testing labs say they have been deluged with work...
...valve, a quick way to get potentially dangerous products off store shelves before they do harm. Instead, the wave of recalls this year from China--the source of 80% of the world's playthings--has cast a cloud of suspicion over any toy carrying the MADE IN CHINA label. Keithley met with U.S. toymakers at a safety conference in China in July, and he says they all had one concern: "How can we tighten this...
Lingman and junior Jonathan Chu grappled fiercely at No. 1 doubles with Roddy Cantey and Clint Keithley, eventually closing out an 8-6 win. Shortly thereafter senior Chris Chiou and freshman Jack Li clinched the doubles point by beating Aaron Ellis and Brad Hunger...
...PriceCostco, which now arrange sales and leases. In response, old-line dealers are creating auto superstores, where customers can choose from vast selections of new and used models tagged with no-haggle prices. "We have not seen anything like this in 75 years in the car industry," says Donald Keithley, a partner in J.D. Power & Associates, which monitors car buyers' satisfaction. "This is the first evidence that all hell is about to break loose." Here is a guide to the new world of car shopping...