20 Million Toys Recalled. Who Caught It First?

In the summer of 2007, Mattel recalled nearly 20 million toys, starting with a lead-painted race car and a chain of subcontractors. Here's who caught the first batch, what Aqua Dots added, and the 2008 law Congress passed in response. Subscribe for the next case file. #CaseFiles #ToyRecalls #ProductSafety #Mattel #ConsumerProtection #americanhistory 0:00 One race car, three companies 0:36 How a toy really gets made 2:24 Why the system looked safe 4:24 The first recall, and who caught it 6:48 A third recall, then Aqua Dots 8:24 The law that followed 10:00 The same problem in 2026 11:12 What the order of events tells us