www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/08/27/911.toy.ap/index.html
MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- 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. 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. But whoever made it knew exactly what they were making," Pedron said. Pedron said Lisy did not notice the small plastic figurines until two people complained, but there is no mistaking what the toys represent: At the bottom of each is the product number 9011. "When we found out what happened, we recalled them immediately," said Pedron, who said the toys do not reflect the company's view. Most are sold to small Hispanic and Mexican groceries, Pedron said. He estimated about 90 percent of the bags have been collected. Anna Rodriguez, who bought a bag of the candy for her grandson, said she was stunned when she saw the toy. "I was offended because I couldn't believe that someone would give something like that to a kid." Pedron said he is saving the toys to return to the distributor. A woman who answered the telephone at L&M and refused to give her name said Friday she did not know anything about the toy.
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