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CPSC Says Faddish Zhu Zhu Pet Toys Are Safe Despite Rumors

Last week rumors started that the most popular and hard-to-find holiday present of the year was potentially dangerous for children. But now federal regulators and the toy company have stated that Zhu Zhu pet toys are safe.

The small, inexpensive toy hamsters have been resulted in a Christmastime toy craze as parents try to buy the electronic pets for their children. But when a consumer safety group GoodGuide raised concerns about the presence of dangerous heavy metals in the toys, many families became concerned. GoodGuide told consumers that the light brown hamster, Mr. Squiggles, had the heavy metal antimony on its hair a nose – a heavy metal that has been linked to heart problems and lung problems.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, however, told reporters that the toys passed all federal safety standards, including the new safety standard involving metals in children’s toys. GoodGuide shot back saying that their tests on the Zhu Zhu hamsters had higher standards – and that the CPSC was very quick to call the toys safe without time for further testing.

We found levels of about 93 to 106 parts per million," GoodGuide co-founder Dara O'Rourke told CNN. "The new federal standard is about 60 parts per million."

The maker of the Zhu Zhu hamsters contends that the testing method the group used on the popular holiday toy was not up to snuff with the testing method used by the company and by the US government.

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