Thomas the Tank Engine Toys Recalled

NPR

Published June 21, 2007 at 1:00 PM EDT

Parents are fuming after learning that 1.5 million of the popular Thomas the Tank Engine toys are being recalled. The toys, made in China, contain lead paint especially dangerous for children. Celeste Headlee reports.

Also, Ted Fishman, author of China, Inc., talks with Madeleine Brand about the growing interdependence between the United States and China. Is there anything the United States can do to make sure that products from China meet American safety standards?

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