Please do *not* buy your kids Hoo Jit Zu toys

[joshlynn888]

I’m an RN who works at the poison center, and a parent. The statement below is my own, and not related to my provider.

We’ve seen a huge influx recently in ingestion of water beads (aka Orbeez), and a new culprit is the Goo Jit Zu toys.

Water beads can cause a lot of issues, most namely a choking hazard, and causing intestinal obstruction/blockage, which may need to be removed surgically, and are very difficult to visualize on any imaging (X-ray, CT).

Please, please toss any of these toys you have. Return them for something else if you get it give one for the holidays.

If you need the poison center, 1-800-222-1222, 24/7.

 

[katrina2017]

@joshlynn888 At first I was confused bc when I looked them up I just saw stretchy figures. But then I looked closer and Omg yeah all those water beads. Yikes

 

[lightbringer72]

@katrina2017 Further to this, there have also been instances of contaminated water (eg with E Coli) in cheap water-filled toys from places like China.

Toys like these - though I have no information that these particular toys are unsafe, it's merely toys in this style/design that can be problematic.

 

[talloopoo]

@lightbringer72 thanks

I think I had (or maybe still have, need to double check) a ball toy filled with water from china with shiny glitter/water beads. Still remember when I bought it I was just like "so, we have chinese water now?" and prob thinking when it will leak since my son threw it a lot.

 

[d2west]

@lightbringer72

Ewww that’s horrifying. I never in a million years would have thought about that.

 

[connieingeorgia]

@joshlynn888 Doesn’t help that there is a guy on YouTube that makes “ fun” videos cutting them open and playing with the insides.