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December 7, 2009

Zhu Zhu Pets unsafe?

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating safety issues of the Zhu Zhu toys, after complaints that they may have unsafe levels of a hazardous metal called antimony.

The probe was sparked by the consumer group Good Guide, says our colleagues at Charm City Moms. The group claims this year's holiday season toy craze contains levels of antimony that could make a child sick, if ingested. The toy maker, Cepia, insists the product is safe.

Could this spell trouble for the insanely popular hamster toys?

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Posted by Kelly Brewington at 10:59 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Pediatrics

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I simply do not understand what is so cool about these toys? 15 bucks for a piece of crap such. I mean if I knew that it is dangerous I would never buy it for my 10 year old son. But you know kids they just have to have what everyone else does.

Posted by: resume | February 25, 2010 8:20 AM

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Meredith Cohn has been a reporter since 1991, covering everything from politics and airlines to the environment and medicine. A runner since junior high and a particular eater for almost as long, she tries to keep up on health and fitness trends. Her aim is to bring you the latest news and information from the local and national medical and wellness communities.

Andrea K. Walker knows it’s weird to some people, but she has a fascination with fitness, diseases, medicine and other health-related topics. She subscribes to a variety of health and fitness magazines and becomes easily engrossed in the latest research in health and science. An exercise fanatic, she’s probably tried just about every fitness activity there is. Her favorites are running, yoga and kickboxing. So it is probably fitting that she has been assigned to cover the business of healthcare and to become a regular contributor to this blog. Andrea has been at The Sun for nearly 10 years, covering manufacturing, retail , airlines and small and minority business. She looks forward to telling readers about the latest health news.

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