Toys · scored July 2026

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Hide-A-Squirrel Plush Puzzle

Plush puzzle toy · with squeakers

Panel Score 90 out of 100, grade A: Pretty good

Flagged ingredients

Caution
Sheds microplastics: polyester plush and fiberfill shed synthetic microfibers as the toy is mouthed and torn apart, and those fibers are ingested; cotton or other natural-fiber toys avoid it. see the evidence

Recall history: none on record for this product.

Full ingredient panel, as printed

4 ingredients3 worth knowing

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  1. 4. For supervised play, not aggressive chewers

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Independent testing & contaminants

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No independent testing on file. We haven't found published third-party lab results (PFAS, heavy metals, phthalates) for this product. That is not a clean bill of health, just an absence of data. See the methodology page for what testing does and doesn't exist across the category.

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