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Mattel completes $680m acquisition of Thomas the Tank Engine company

Mattel announced today that it completed the acquisition of HIT Entertainment for $680m (€520.75m) in cash.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2012

Thousands of toys withdrawn over lead fears

FISHER-PRICE is recalling tens of thousands of Dora The Explorer and Lazy Town toys from Irish toy shops due to concerns they contain excessive amounts of lead in their surface paint.

Fri, 03 Aug, 2007

Chinese-made toys withdrawn over lead fears

US toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of Chinese-made toys over concerns about excessive amounts of lead in their paint.

Thu, 02 Aug, 2007