Allmark said the recall was troubling because Fisher-Price has had a long-standing relationship with the Chinese vendor, which had applied decorative paint to the toys.
The problem with the recalled toys was detected by an internal probe and reported to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, David Allmark, general manager of Fisher-Price, told The Associated Press Wednesday.
Allmark said the company would use this recall as an opportunity to put even better systems in place to monitor vendors whose conduct does not meet the standards of Fisher-Price parent Mattel.