Wal-Mart Dog Treats Recall

Wal-Mart has quietly removed two brands of Chinese imported dog treats.

Gone from Wal-Mart store shelves...two more pet products imported from China. Chicken Jerky Strips, from Import-Pingyang Pet Products Company, and Chicken Jerky from Shanghai Bestro Trading.

Philadelphia TV station WPVI reported a woman's chihuahua died after eating a dog treat purchased there.

wal-mart has been pulling the products from its shelves and blocked its cash registers from ringing them up.

In a statement to CNN, Wal-Mart said, "we will continue to work with the supplier to assure that the highest standards are met. More importantly, our thoughts are with anyone whose pet may have become ill after consuming this product."

The news from Wal-Mart comes just as toy maker Mattel faces another lawsuit stemming from its huge recall of Chinese-made toys.

Jeffrey Killino, Woloshin & Killino, "Mattel said that they have this phenomenal quality control system, well then, how did 20 million recalled toys make it into children's hands? These toys, that are on their way to the US, right now for the Christmas season, have undergone the very same quality control of those that are recalled."

Killino's firm filed a class action suit in Los Angeles Superior Court, demanding Mattel pay for the lead testing of the millions of children who may have been exposed to toxic paint.

Mattel declined to comment to CNN because of the pending litigation.

This weekend, Toys 'R Us began pulling from its shelves, all vinyl baby bibs, after two, from the Chinese company Hamco, tested positive for lead.

The Chinese government has consistently said the vast majority of its products are safe. The Toy Industry Association says the toys on shelves are not dangerous, and the number of recalls shows, the system to safeguard consumers is working.

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