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- Stiftung Warentest has tested cuddly toys: frightening results
- The eight cuddly toys that Stiftung Warentest can recommend are:
- The three cuddly toys that Stiftung Warentest had to report immediately and should not have been sold:
Stiftung Warentest has tested cuddly toys: frightening results
Even an expensive stuffed animal of the Steiff brand fell through. Stiftung Warentest has tested 30 cuddly toys for children and found some carcinogenic substances ...
Children love their stuffed animal mate. They cuddle with them, they often suckle on them, they take them everywhere. Such a cuddly toy has to endure a lot. But as the Stiftung Warentest has now found out, a large part of the cuddly toys not only does not last much, but are also harmful to our children!
For its December issue, the Stiftung Warentest tested 30 cuddly toys for pollutant content, flammability and the tear resistance of the seams; Result: "Because of pollutants or torn seams cut 21 of 30 tested stuffed animals 'poor', including those from well-known manufacturers such as Käthe Kruse, Kösen, Sigikid and Steiff.3 of the stuffed animals should not have been sold, " it says in the press release to the test.
After these frightening results, the Stiftung Warentest can only recommend eight of the 30 cuddly toys. 19 of the 30 products - more than 60 percent - contain critical amounts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Some of these compounds can cause cancer in frequent contact (and we know how children make their stuffed animals into comrades).
With the three stuffed animals that could not have been sold, the seams tore open too quickly and children could put the stuffing in their mouths.
Stiftung Warentest calls for a better test of stuffed animals: "In the EU's Rapex dangerous goods alert system, the year before, 650 toys were ranked inferior, and in our tests, they also fare poorly over the past five years Every tenth toy failed because of the legal requirements, Made in China or Germany did not represent a quality criterion. " Good and bad products came from both countries." The current test shows again: Manufacturers need more Children can be cuddled with their stuffed animals and parents can sleep more peacefully. "
The eight cuddly toys that Stiftung Warentest can recommend are:
Senger animal dolls dangling rabbit, beige: grade very good (1.0), 58 euros
Games Max / Smiki dog 25 cm: grade good (1.6), 15 euros
Galeria Kaufhof, Bob the bear, monkey baby: grade good (1.7), 7 Euro
Kik lamb: grade good (1.7), 5 euros
Sigikid cat sweety: grade good (1.7), 27 euros
Oetinger Natur My Organic Kuschelbär: grade good (2, 2), 15 Euro
Schmidt Spiele The show with the elephant, Elephant: grade good (2.4), 13 euros
Heunec Janosch Tiger Duck, 27cm: Note befiredigend (3, 1), 15 Euro
The three cuddly toys that Stiftung Warentest had to report immediately and should not have been sold:
Karstadt Kuschelwuschel, Pegasus Cerise, 20cm: Grade deficient (5.5), 10 Euro
Käthe Kruse Dragon Kuno Toy: Grade poor (5.5), 27 Euro
Steiff Hoppi dangling bunny, 26 cm: grade deficient (5.5), 50 euros
Here are all the stuffed animals tested:
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