A Canada father has raised concerns after testing a viral squishy dumpling toy and finding it emits what he described as dangerously high levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Jordan Collinet, who runs a TikTok account under the handle @learning.the.limits, shared a video of himself testing two brand-new squishy dumpling toys inside a sealed plastic bag using an air quality detector. The results, he said, were alarming.
In the video, Collinet noted a strong chemical smell as soon as he opened the packaging, comparing it to the smell of paint. Within 20 seconds of sealing the bag, the meter’s reading climbed well into what he described as toxic levels. The device, a MOESAPU air quality detector, measures total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) and has a maximum reading of 9.999 mg/m³ – a level the toys apparently reached in under a minute.
