Seriously, though, how many kids are going to be eating these? I think this is just preliminary, so I am not freaking out over it.
That is what one of my gf's was just telling me.
She calmed me down a ton (nothing like the stress of knowing that a) it's one of the 2 things your child really wants and b) having a ton of money invested into them already.
On the bright side, maybe this will make it easier for me to get a second hamster, lol.
I'll worry about it when an official recall is called, or when a company I've heard about does some investigating.
LOL, good points girls! My concern if it is true is the babe, Hannah doesn't put stuff in her mouth anymore so i'm not worried about her but we would probably not have them since Bryson still eats everything in sight some days LOL! It almost seems like this could be a ploy to give the company a bad name since they are doing so well. I don't know just thinking out loud.
It is a no go in this house. Mia puts everything in her mouth and honestly if they are touching it and that it can transfer. I do not know much about the chemical, but that really stucks that they keep making toys for kids with dangerous chemicals. I hope if it is true the company gets hit with huge fines and not just a slap on the wrist.
I'm hoping it comes out that that company is full of crap, because a ton of Hannah's toys and toys we bought for others are in their top 10 o' dangerous stuff. If not, we may be super effed at Christmas time.
I don't care what their tests found, this REEKS of opportunism on the part of "Good Guide" -- a fledgling "for-benefit" watchdog group. Nothing like getting a bunch of moms fired up over the season's hottest toy to promote yourselves in the process...
And this mom says: Puh-lease... talk about a wolf in sheep's clothing! There's a reason Consumer Reports is a non-profit. If Zhu Zhu's manufacturer comes out clean, I hope they sue the pants off of Good Guide and shut these confused folks down.
Thanks so much for sharing that Tex! I really felt funny the first time I saw the article. I hope they are totally clean and that yes the zhu zhu makers sue this "Good Guide". Im very interested to see what happens.
Tex, I think what you've found builds a really good case.
I didn't realize they were for profit, or that they were start-ups.
As soon as I saw the list of 10, I was suspicious since 2 of them are huge buys this year (that crazy Bakugan thing made of a zillion smaller bakugans, and the zhu-zhu pets), and that the other was a life long reputable company, and toy - Legos.
And I think they (Cepia, LLC) is being insanely compliant for a company supposedly in cahoots to steal everyones money this year.
I'll be interested in how it plays out. I'm not parting with a damn thing at this point, lmao.
I just saw their bigger list, and I have tons of the toys that rated lower (stuff by My Little Pony, LPS, FurReal is lower on the list) that I trust to be in my house so now I'm even less concerned.
I am confused. Is the federal standard more lax? I mean no one has said what level is safe? This whole thing comes up every year and honestly I just wish toy makers would make safe toys and not just produce cheap products that could be harmful.
This whole methodology? I mean how does one come up with a higher level or does it just mean the federal limits allow this amount? Scratch head, maybe I read it incorrectly.
yay! Interesting how Good Guide backtracked and apologized... I wonder how much damage is already done though you know? I think i'm comfortable with these results.