Posted on 08/27/2004 11:48:47 AM PDT by T Minus Four
Company Pulling Candy Bags With 9/11 'Toy' Friday, August 27, 2004 MIAMI Small toys showing an airplane flying into the World Trade Center (search) were packed inside more than 14,000 bags of candy and sent to small groceries around the country before being recalled. Lisy Corp. (search), the wholesaler that distributed the candy, said Friday that the toys were purchased in bulk from a Miami-based import company. The toys came in an assortment purchased sight unseen from L&M Import (search) in Miami and included the toys depicting the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the twin towers, whistles and other small toys, said Luis Pedron, Lisy's national sales manager. The invoice said the toy was a plastic swing set.
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I can't find this address in the Miami-Dade property appraisal district website. I wonder why that is?
*** THIS DATA IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. CERTIFICATION CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE FLORIDA SECRETARY OF STATE ***
FLORIDA SECRETARY OF STATE, UCC RECORD
Debtors: LM IMPORT-EXPORT INC
Debtor Address: LM IMPORT-EXPORT INC
7245 NW 44TH ST
MIAMI, FL 33166
DUNS: 051746605
Secured Parties: OCEAN BANK
Secured Party Address: OCEAN BANK
780 NW 42ND AVE
MIAMI, FL 33126
DUNS: 071743603
Filing Type: CONTINUATION
Filing Date: 3/17/2003
Expiration Date: 5/4/2008
Filing Number: 200303500008
Original Filing Number: 980000096837
Original Filing Date: 5/4/1998
Filing Office: SECRETARY OF STATE/UCC DIVISION
STATE CAPITOL
TALLAHASSEE, FL 32314
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 4805 NW 165 ST
MAILING ADDRESS: LAMS INVESTMENTS CORP
7245 NW 44 ST MIAMI FL
33166-6418
BUILDING INFORMATION
YEAR BUILT: 1979
NUMBER OF STORIES: 1
BATH: N/A
BUILDING AREA: 40,422
PARCEL INFORMATION
FOLIO NUMBER: 3421180070073
LANDUSE: INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY TYPE: LIGHT MFG & FOOD PROCESSING
ZONE TYPE: INDUSTRIAL-CONDITIONAL
LOT SIZE: 76,230 SQ FT
FLOOD ZONE: X-500
FLOOD ELEVATION: N/A
WITHIN TARGETED URBAN AREA: NO
WITHIN EMPOWERMENT ZONE: NO
WITHIN ENTERPRISE ZONE: NO
WITHIN ENVIRONMENTALLY ENDANGERED LAND: NO
WITHIN BROWNFIELD ZONE: NO
SALE INFORMATION
SALE YEAR: 8/1997
SALE AMOUNT: $1,590,000
ASSESSMENT INFORMATION
YEAR: 2004 0
LAND VALUE: $438,323 $0
BUILDING VALUE: $1,018,463 $0
MARKET VALUE: $1,456,786 $0
ASSESSED VALUE: $1,456,786 $0
TOTAL EXEMPTIONS: $0 $0
TAXABLE VALUE: $1,456,786 $0
Is L&M Imports an Islamic-owned company??
Is L&M Imports an Islamic-owned company??I could imagine the manufacturer is. From the article:
"I hate to blame the importer. He probably did not know what he was getting. He brings them in 40-foot containers. 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. "I was offended by them."
The company that recalled them (Lisy) bought them from L&M Import in Miami.
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