Reputation Update

Another day, another lead paint recall...

Both toy manufacturers that announced recalls this summer - MAT and RCRC - have been down significantly, both in absolute terms and vs. the market (green line is S&P 500, red line RCRC, blue line MAT):

If you are a business student looking for an interesting paper topic, this situation has plenty of material to work with.

A brief but good backgrounder from Forbes.

News today:  China Issues Food, Toy Recall Rules to Tighten Safety, from Bloomberg.