Zhu Zhu Pets Unsafe

Looking for the most up-to-date news and information regarding the safety status of Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters and accessories? Look no further, ZhuZhuPetsUnsafe.info provides you with the most recent findings regarding any safety related issues where Zhu Zhu Pets are concerned. Heck, we’ll even try to help you locate these elusive little critters.

So, if you are one of those parents that have been fortunate enough to locate one of this season’s hottest toys, or are still hoping to, you can breath easy because you found us!

The claims that were made by GoodGuide.com, a California-based consumer group that tests products on behalf of consumers, stated that tests performed on one of the Zhu Zhu Pets robotic hamsters contained high levels of antimony, a potentially harmful heavy metal known to cause heart and lung problems if ingested.

Russ Hornsby, CEO of Cepia LLC, the company that makes the lovable little furballs, was quick to respond to these claims. “We are disputing the findings of Good Guide and we are 100% confident that Mr. Squiggles, and all other Zhu Zhu Toys, are safe and compliant with all U.S. and European standards for consumer health and safety in toys,” Hornsby said.

“All our products are subjected to several levels of rigorous safety testing conducted by our own internal teams, as well as the world’s leading independent quality assurance testing organization, and also by independent labs engaged by our retail partners,” Hornsby said. “The results of every test prove that our products are in compliance with all government and industry safety standards.” (Cepia, LLC: NEWS FLASH! – Mr. Squiggles Exonerated!)

The US federal government’s safety regulators, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), confirmed Cepia’s findings stating that the toy is safe and that Zhu Zhu pets do not violate the new mandatory toy standards alleged by GoodGuide. “The popular Zhu Zhu toy is not out of compliance with the antimony or other heavy metal limits of the new U.S. mandatory toy standard.” (Consumer Affairs: CPSC: Zhu Zhu Pets Are Safe for Kids)

“Now that Mr. Squiggles has been exonerated,” …Cepia, LLC just wants to assure its customers that all Zhu Zhu Pets’ products are safe, Hornsby said.

This is very good news because I’m sure there would have been a lot of very disappointed kids on Christmas morning if the toys actually had been found to be unsafe. Now that there’s no excuse for getting that Zhu Zhu Pet on your little one’s Christmas list, trying to find one’s the only problem. So if you find yourself still searching and need help, give this a try.

Merry Christmas!

Zhu Zhu Pets Recalled?

All rumors of a Zhu Zhu Pets recall are false and actually have stemmed mainly from the fact that shoppers are having a difficult time finding them all together. These cute and cuddly little hamsters are literally flying off the shelves before stores can put even them out. Therefore, many misinformed parents that only heard the claims that surfaced recently regarding the fact that Zhu Zhu Pets were unsafe for children, but did not get the rest of the story, have incorrectly assumed that the toys must have been pulled from the shelves due to there being a recall of them.

Actually, this isn’t the first time that Cepia, LLC, the company that manufactures the Zhu Zhu Pets line, has had to deal with rumors of a recall. Back in early November, Walmart employees had accidentally put the toys out before they were supposed to and ended up having to pull the rest of the stock off the shelves because they were holding on to them for a big sale. Apparently, there were some rumors at the time which stated that the robotic hamster’s wheels were getting caught up in people’s hair and that was the reason for the recall since the pets had suddenly disappeared from Walmart’s shelves. At the time, Melissa O’Brien, Walmart’s Senior Manager PR & Brand Reputation, told digtriad.com “We’d love to clear up any miscommunication that started about these. They absolutely have not been recalled. In a handful of stores, a few hamsters were placed on shelves too early, and therefore their sale was already blocked until this Sunday” (November 8). Walmart apologized for the inconvenience.

There are rumors that Walmart will be selling Zhu Zhu Pets for three days, December 21-23, the week of Christmas. They are going to be limiting shoppers to one hamster per customer, but supplies are limited and there are no guarantees. So if I were you, and if you can remember what it was like in Christmas’ past with the other “hot” toys at the time like Elmo and Furby, etc., I wouldn’t bet the disappointment of my kid on it. Sure, you might only have to pay $8 for it if you’re one of the lucky ones and were willing to get to the store at four o’clock in the morning and stand in line for who knows how long, but I’d much rather shell out a few more dollars to know that there’s going to be at least one resting comfortably beneath my tree come Christmas morning. You can find all of the Zhu Zhu Pets and their accessories here, but you’d better hurry if you want them to get to you before then because otherwise you may have to contend with additional shipping charges that would be better spent on another pet hamster.

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