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Mattel Lead Suit Settled; Toy Maker Will Pay "Tens Of Millions" For Tainted Toys Made In China

The Wall Street Journal | John Kell | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

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Mattel Inc. and its Fisher-Price unit agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a 2007 recall of millions of toys made in China that were fou...

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American Apparel, Naked

Waylon Lewis | Posted 05.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Solar, Patagonia, Dov Charney, Green, Eileen Fisher, Los Angeles, Eco, Made in China, Business, Hipsters, American Apparel, Ecofashion, Briefs, Naked, Hipster, Esl, Underwear, Sex, Fashion, Made in the USA, Waylon Lewis, Style News
Waylon Lewis

American Apparel's fashion sense is personal, retro, preppy, cute, disco, outre. Whatever their designers want to wear, it seems, they figure we'll want to wear. And most of the time they're right.

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The China the IOC Ignored (VIDEO)

Tom Gregory | Posted 08.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Lucite, Catalina Pottery, Museum of Califonia Design, Bill Stern, Design, American Pride, Vernon Kilns, Mocad, Pottery, Made in China, China, Business News
Tom Gregory

2008-07-28-tompull.jpg Exasperated by my search for American made products, I looked back in time to find a museum dedicated to California's design gold.

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Outsourcing: You Get What You Pay For

Tom Alderman | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Steve Jobs, Service in India, Lou Dobbs, Mccain, Obama, Pet Food, Recession, Outsourcing, Outsourcing to India, John Kerry, Made in China, Made in America, Mandatory Service Disclosure, Global Competition, Pasadena City Council, Netflix, Business News
Tom Alderman

When a business transfers important control to someone else's hands on the other side of the planet, bad things happen, they say -- like compliance and fraud issues.

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The Case For (Truly) Accurate Labels

Majora Carter | Posted 06.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Made in China, The Giving Life, Labeling, Living News
Majora Carter

Does "Made in China" (or anywhere else for that matter) tell you the whole story? Why not require production labels on products sold here? Food lab...

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