Attention parents! These toys are packaged like yogurt and jelly, so be careful to eat them by mistake

recently

There are bloggers on social media who question it

A "slime" Internet celebrity decompression ooze toy

The outer packaging is very similar to edible yogurt

Concern that children may accidentally ingest it

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Fujian Provincial Consumer Rights Protection Commission

Consumers are reminded

Be wary of the potential risks of styrofoam toys

It is understood that "slime" is a soft clay toy made of chemical materials such as borax and glue, which can be used to relieve psychological stress. In recent years, the colorful and sweet-smelling "slime" soft clay toys have become the new favorite of children's toys. "Slime" has different distinctions, and there are many ways to play, including styrofoam, crystal mud, "fake water", etc.

Recently, a blogger posted a video questioning the packaging of a "slime" styrofoam product that resembles yogurt. The promotional picture of this product has the words "flavored yogurt", the package cover is painted with open yogurt and spoon, and only a line of small words is written on the left and bottom of the package: "This product is not edible, please wash your hands before and after playing". The blogger stated that "the packaging of this styrofoam has a lot of information suggesting that it is yogurt, and it is not labeled as a styrofoam product". After the video was released, it sparked heated discussions. At present, this product has been removed from the shelves.

Recently, the reporter of "China Consumer Daily" has searched on the online platform with "slime" and "styrofoam" as keywords, and found that there are many online stores on the platform that sell such styrofoam toys, and the store pages are labeled as "safe, non-toxic and safe to play". Some products are named "Lonely Star", "Maldivian Star Sea", "Snowy Thousand Silks", etc., according to the color and shape of the product, and many products have the name "Look" food, some have been sold for 800+, and some have been sold for 7000+.

A store called "Yuetong Flagship Store" sells styrofoam such as "Alpine yogurt", "pineapple sauce" and "mango pudding", and says "buy one box get three boxes free", and the product brand is labeled "Yuetong". Another store called "Xiangcai Wei Keke Store" sells foaming gum with the names of "Kuteng Cow Fruit", "Sheep's Carrot", "Fuli Strawberry", "Glutinous Rice Tuantuan", "Cheese Cheese Bun", etc., and the product brand is marked as "Xiangcai".

It is reported

This toy is due to the addition of borax

Excellent plasticity and ductility

But borax is a toxic chemical

Excessive ingestion can cause multi-organ accumulation poisoning

therefore

"Slime" type of soft clay toys

Incidents of accidental ingestion poisoning in children occur from time to time

The Fujian Provincial Consumer Council reminds consumers

When buying toys

Make security a priority

Soft clay toys such as dough and crystal clay are very similar in appearance to jelly and can be easily chewed or ingested by children without adult supervision, which can lead to suffocation or other hazards.

When children sweat a lot on their hands or have wounds on their hands, try not to play with soft clay toys to prevent borax components from migrating to the human body with sweat or through wounds.

Children should wash their hands promptly after using soft mud toys to prevent harmful substances remaining on their hands from ingesting into their bodies.

In view of the weak cognitive ability of children, if children want to play, parents must do a good job of monitoring and beware of children from eating by mistake.

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Produced by the New Media Editorial Department of China Consumer Daily

Source/China Consumer Daily, China Consumer Network

Reporter/Zhang article

Editor/Li Xiaoyu

Producer/He Yongpeng, Ren Zhenyu