US Consumer Product Safety Evaluating Zhu Zhu Pets

"CPSC Statement on Toy Safety and Zhu Zhu Pet Toys


CPSC is working especially hard this time of year to ensure that toys are safe for all children. The agency is proactively evaluating certain toys and we are working with consumer groups to test toys that have been brought to our attention. Parents should know that there is a new child safety law that went into place this year that: 1) lowers lead in toys to some of the lowest levels in the world, 2) bans certain phthalates from toys, and 3) puts federal limits on heavy metals like antimony from being in surface coatings on toys. CPSC is looking into the Zhu Zhu pet toy and we will complete our review swiftly. With new safety measures in place for children and toy recalls down from previous years, consumers can have greater confidence when shopping this year and in the CPSC."

If you are worried about the safety of the popular toy Zhu Zhu Pets, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission is evaluating these toys. They will post their findings as soon as they finish their evaluation. I will keep you posted and you can also check in at the CPSC website for their latest updates.

Zhu Zhu Pets ( ZuZu Pets Recall )

The big news going around surrounding the Zhu Zhu Pets (or ZuZu if you spell like my daughter) being recalled is a rumor. So far, they are not. As I have previously posted, the manufacture of Zhu Zhu Pets says that their toys are safe. They have issued a full statement about their product and testing procedures.

I started following this story yesterday, after my mother-in-law called me and said that she had heard on the news that this new favorite toy was toxic. GoodGuide reported that their testing showed toxic levels of two contaminants in the toys. Ceppia, LLC denies these allegations and states that their toys are safe.

The question is, do you feel safe giving your child a Zhu Zhu Pet? My kids have one and several of the habitat sets. They love them. I can not take away this beloved toy based on GoodGuides testing. If other toy testers come out with the same findings, I would be more inclined to take my children's favorite toy away from them.

For now, I believe that these critters are safe. As long as my kids don't put them in their mouth, (which they don't) I don't see how they could be harmful.

Are Zhu Zhu Pets Toxic? Recall Talk

My mother-in-law called me this morning about Zhu Zhu pets. My kids have one and she bought her great-grandson a couple. She told me that she saw on the news that they emit a dangerous toxic and wanted to know if I had heard anything about it.

I hadn't. I did a search and the only thing that I could find was on Good Guide. Good Guide says that they have a dangerous amount of tin and antimony. Tin can be harmful to the immune system and antimony can be linked to cancer, lung and heart problems.

This got me a little worried. I did some more searching, but have not been able to come up with anything. I am going to keep investigating this. I also ask that if any of my readers have heard anything about this, please leave me a comment. My mother-in-law is wanting to return the ones she bought and I need to decide if I need to get rid of the one my kids have. They absolutely love their Zhu Zhu pet, so I really don't want to.

Update: You can view the Zhu Zhu Pets response to the allegations of their toys being toxic by reading my follow up post.