Cara-Rose told her mom that “it felt like she had been burnt by a fire” and that the toy burst just from her pressing on it. “There was very minimal liquid on her but where it did hit, it scalded her,” she says. After reaching out to ORB, the company who makes Soft’n Slo Squishies, Coyle says the response she received was less than comforting. “I highlighted my concerns as I don’t want another child sustaining an injury,” she says. “ORB has been extremely defensive, asking me to send a close up of liquid to determine what it is — I don’t know how they are going to do that with a picture.” In a statement to CafeMom, ORB said that they are aware of some safety concerns with Squishies: “ORB™ has been made aware of a number of YouTube videos showing kids putting Squishies and other products in a microwave as part of an online challenge, or squishy dare. We strongly discourage people from using any of our products in any manner other than how they were intended to be played with. Intentional misuse such as heating in a microwave can result in serious personal injury.”
