Courtesy of another controversy surrounding hazardous substances in children’s toys, China’s massive manufacturing sector is reliving a public relations disaster.

Four years ago, a nationwide recall on children’s toys containing lead paint—and manufactured in China—cast a pall on the integrity of the country’s quality standards. It also forced U.S. toy giant Mattel to recall more than 18 million products and face significant brand damage.

Now, in the wake of yet another recall on toy trinkets and jewelry containing significant amounts of cadmium, a substance as dangerous to children as lead, if not more, China is once again under the microscope.

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