In the maelstrom of the media-whipped frenzy that the recent toy
recalls have become, we forget about how the recall system has worked
in the past, how it operated until this whole thing got so far out of
hand and we began to feel that manufacturers were playing fast and
loose with our safety and our good will.
Not so. We have forgotten that the majority of recalls of products that affect our kids are voluntary,
made by the manufacturer who is desperately trying to make things right
and protect us, the consumer, not out of fear of reprisal but simply
because it's the right thing to do.
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