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Beef industry responds to secret video (AP via Yahoo! News) - Despite a secretly taped video showing workers at a Southern California slaughterhouse abusing sick or crippled animals, nearly all cattle bound for American dinner tables are treated humanely, a cattle industry spokesman said Monday.

CPSC chair warns toy industry on safety (AP via Yahoo! News) - The acting chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission lashed out Monday at the toy industry for a lack of safety controls that led to a string of highly publicized recalls, and she warned that the industry has the obligation to regulate itself.

Product safety leader warns toy industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - The acting chairwoman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission lashed out Monday at the toy industry for a lack of safety controls that led to a string of highly publicized recalls, and she warned that the industry is obligated to regulate itself.

Doubts in ad industry over IPL success chances (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Some experts in India's thriving advertising industry are skeptical about whether the cricket board's multi-million dollar Twenty20 league will be an unqualified financial success.

U.S. Toy Industry Group Plans Stricter Standards (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) - Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Toy Industry Association, whose members include Mattel Inc. and Hasbro Inc., said its board unanimously approved a plan for a new testing system following the recall of tens of millions of Chinese-made toys last year.

Toy Fair Notebook: Industry moves closer to new safety rules (Market Watch) - The toy industry, jarred by millions of toys being yanked off retail shelves last year, is closer to improving safety standards.

Cattle industry defends treatment of animals (The Kansas City Star) - DENVER | Most cattle bound for American dinner tables is treated humanely, and a video showing crippled animals being mistreated depicts an isolated incident, a cattle industry spokesman said Monday.

Toy industry is urged to self-regulate (The Kansas City Star) - NEW YORK | The acting chairwoman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission lashed out Monday at the toy industry for a lack of safety controls that led to a string of recalls.

Recalls prompt industry to adopt stricter standards (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - The U.S. Toy Industry Association, whose members include Mattel Inc. and Lego A/S, say its board unanimously approved a plan for a new testing system after the recall of tens of millions of Chinese-made toys last year.

U.S. Toy Industry Association Plans Stricter Testing Standards (Bloomberg.com) - Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Toy Industry Association, whose members include Mattel Inc. and Lego A/S, said its board unanimously approved a plan for a new testing system following the recall of tens of millions of Chinese-made toys last year.