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Seoul Bans Toxic Trending Toys | South Korea News
Seoul’s city officials uncovered a dangerous trend: seven popular sensory toys and party items, including viral “wakppu” balls, contain chemicals way over safety limits — some 160 to 176 times higher than allowed — plus carcinogens like cadmium. Even though labeled for ages 14+, tests using stricter standards for 8-year-olds revealed kids of all ages are playing with them. Beyond phthalates, products leached formaldehyde, methanol, and skin-irritating preservatives — one keychain even posed a choking hazard. The city is already pulling these items from online marketplaces and warning schools…
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