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A toy factory worker in Dongguan, China, where some of the Thomas & Friends trains are made. 8 L( s' ^/ R+ R3 Y V: ^
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As More Toys Are Recalled, the Trail Ends in China : i6 H+ F( S! J( {4 L! o 0 a6 W2 g& i6 h$ P6 h& F0 b% SWASHINGTON, June 18 — China manufactured every one of the 24 kinds of toys recalled for safety reasons in the United States so far this year, including the enormously popular Thomas & Friends wooden train sets, a record that is causing alarm among consumer advocates, parents and regulators. 1 P4 O9 k# L) H; T* G+ L 9 {% `7 V3 r ]# W7 d( k1 f; u# X% V7 p
A worker at a factory in Dongguan, China, uses a marker to touch up the paint on toy trains. Several Dongguan factories make Thomas toy trains. . L7 T' a9 e, z4 U% I. }$ \: [ \; I ' D. x. X- @' f q8 v: G$ R! K. O / G9 r) X& ]# `" |6 q
A worker closes a box of toy trains. Last week 1.5 million trains and components were recalled because they were coated with lead paint.