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Dangerous implications from social-media trend involving microwaved toys

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Last Sunday, Aida Schwan von Brasch ran to her kitchen after hearing her 13-year-old daughter, Amelie, screaming “get it off, get it off!” When she asked her what was wrong, Amelie told her a squishy toy had “exploded” on her chest after she put it in the microwave.

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‘The whole skin came off’: Dangerous implications from social-media trend involving microwaved toys

A new social media trend involving the microwaving of squishy toys that has caught the attention of children and teenagers has proven to have dangerous implications. A growing number of children are seeing the inside of hospital burn units as their parents sound the alarm.

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CTV News broke the news in Canada on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
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