Consumer Product Safety Commission looks into safety of Zhu Zhu Pets

Regulators looking into safety of Zhu Zhu Pets

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators say they are looking into the safety of the popular toy Zhu Zhu Pets after a consumer group raised concerns over the presence of a heavy metal on one model.

But the consumer group backtracked Monday, saying its testing method doesn’t match federal standards.

The consumer review group GoodGuide said over the weekend that it found that one of the robotic hamsters, Mr. Squiggles, had the heavy metal antimony in its hair and nose. The toy’s maker defended the product and released results from an independent lab.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Monday that it hopes to complete their review swiftly to determine if the toy exceeds the metals limit put in place under a new child safety law this year.