9/11 toy
There is a strange news item at
CNN/US today:
bq.
9/11 toy found inside candy bags
Small toys showing an airplane flying into the World Trade Center were packed inside more than 14,000 bags of candy and sent to small groceries around the country before being recalled.
bq. Lisy Corp., the wholesaler that distributed the candy, said Friday that the toys were purchased in bulk from a Miami-based import company.
bq. The toys came in an assortment purchased sight unseen from L&M Import in Miami and included the toys depicting the attacks on the World Trade Center of September 11, 2001, along with whistles and other small toys, said Luis Pedron, Lisy's national sales manager. The invoice described the toy as a plastic swing set.
bq. "I hate to blame the importer. He probably did not know what he was getting. He brings them in 40-foot containers. But whoever made it knew exactly what they were making," Pedron said.
It will be interesting to trace back and see just who the original manufacturer is. I wonder if anyone will do this... The photo at CNN is very unambiguous.
Posted by DaveH at August 27, 2004 3:19 PM