I’m glad to see companies such as McDonald’s stepping up and taking responsibility for errors in their production line. Albeit the fact that they have no real choice as its a life-threatening toy that could cause children to choke, they still made a correct ethical decision to recall all the toys. That would be quite a large profit loss, as they manufactured 2.5 million Hello Kitty Whistles.
Some companies aren’t as responsible, take GM for example. GM knowingly knew some of their cars had air bag issues, yet let the cars be shipped out and sold without a recall in a decade. This unethical decision lead to the death of 13 individuals. GM is now apologizing and paying gratuities to the families of the deceased, as well as they recalled 2.6 million units. The fact that they are apologizing and fixing the situation only after being shamed and attacked by the media really questions GM’s morals as a company.
1)http://www.vancouversun.com/business/McDonalds+recalls+Hello+Kittythemed+whistle+choking+risk/10369554/story.html
2)http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/may/16/gm-car-recall-faulty-ignition-department-of-transport-agreement