Have you been scrambling wondering what gift could ever replace your “good as gold” Mr. Squiggles? Never fear, the holiday favorite is back on shelves. Safety Watchdog group GoodGuide has issued an official press release stating that the methodology they used to test for antimony and chromium was outside of federal standards and have retracted their previous statement. Based on federal standards, Mr. Squiggles makes the grade.
How do you feel about GoodGuide and the misinformation they released to the public? As a safety consultant and mommy to four, I find GoodGuide an excellent resource. I appreciate that they erred on the side of caution. As for Mr. Squiggles? I think all this press will make him a hot ticket this season!
GoodGuide Press Release:
Dec 07, 2009 14:24 ET
GoodGuide Issues Correction About Its Toy Testing Methodology
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2009) - In a press release we issued on Saturday, December 5th, we published the results of our testing of chemical levels in toys and stated that certain toys we tested had antimony and chromium levels that exceed federal standards. Since issuing our release, we have learned that the testing methodology used in the federal standards (a soluble method) is different than the methodology we used in our testing (a surface-based method). Accordingly, while we accurately reported the chemical levels in the toys that we measured using our testing method, we should not have compared our results to federal standards. We regret this error.
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