US CPSC declares Zhu Zhu pets safe
Previously in this blog we reported that there were concerns about the safety of Zhu Zhu pets. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has reported that the toy is not out of compliance with the mandatory US toy standards. While the CPSC stated they will still do their own independent testing, they are confident that the toy is safe and does not violate the antimony standard for all toys in the US.
The consumer group GoodGuide who initially brought up concerns about the safety of the toy released a statement Monday that clarified its testing methods and apologized for comparing their results to federal standards. In the statement they report that after issuing the warning about Zhu Zhu pets they have since learned that the methodology they used for testing Mister Squiggles (the toy in question) was not the same as the methodology used by the federal government.