Poisoned Toys: An Unhappy Meal
You currently work for Tyko, a small toy company producing toys for fast food restaurants. One of your clients happens to be McDonald's. To promote the latest movie, Inside Out, by Pixar, the Golden Arches retained Tyko to make miniatures of the films main characters. Tyko sends the designs to Model Asia, a major toys manufacturer in Peking, China. After getting the model designs, Model Asia ships the Happy Meal toys back to Tyko.
McDonald's wants the toys a week earlier anticipating major business from the film's release. Before fulfilling McDonald's order, you receive a memo from the People's Hospital in Bejing. Stating that the toys contain lead painting, and may have been responsible in the poisoning of several Peking children. However, because of communication problems within the government, it will take two weeks before testing the validity of this claim.
You relay McDonald's this information; however, they insist on Tyko fulfilling the Happy Meal Order. If Tyko declines, McDonald's threatens legal action. Millions of dollars are at stake.
Supposing you were Tyko, what would you do in this situation? Would you risk poisoning American children? Discuss both the risks of fulfilling the order or postponing it. Then, conclude with your choice.
