Mattel Unit Fined.In the biggest civil penalty ever imposed on a toy company, Fisher Price, a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of unit of El Segundo-based Mattel Inc., has agreed to pay a $1.1 million fine to settle charges that it failed to report a fire hazard fire hazard fire n that's a fire hazard → das ist feuergefährlich fire hazard n that's a fire hazard → comporta rischi in caso d'incendio risk with a toy vehicle. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission (US) CPSC Computer Science (course) CPSC Canadian Plastics Sector Council (Ottawa, ON, Canada) CPSC Chemical Processing Safety Committee ) said the company agreed to pay the fine in connection with charges involving safety defects in its Power Wheels The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. toy vehicles, which were recalled in 1998. Fisher-Price, the world's largest preschool toy company, failed to report 116 fires involving the vehicles and reports of more than 1,800 incidents of the vehicles' electrical components overheating Overheating An economy that is growing very quickly, with the risk of high inflation. , short-circuiting, melting or failing, the CPSC alleged. The incidents allegedly resulted in at least nine minor burns to children and up to $300,000 in property damage. The vehicles, sold under nearly 100 model names and intended for children aged 2 to 7 years old, sold for $70 to $300 each. Under federal law, companies are required to report to the CPSC if they obtain information that "reasonably suggests" their products could present a substantial risk of injury to consumer or an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death. |
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