Water beads are colorful and squishy, so they’re often sold as children’s toys or sensory tools. But they can easily scatter across a home and become hidden in carpets or other areas.

Click here to sign up for recall newsletters Water beads have been marketed as sensory toys for babies and as ammo for “gel blasters.” round hydrogel balls multicolored. Tactile Water Beads ...

Target has removed a toy by Chuckle & Roar that includes water beads. The small gel balls are often used in sensory kits, which are popular for children with autism. Mom Folichia Mitchell told ...

In July 2023, 10-month-old Esther, from Wisconsin, died after swallowing a single water bead from a Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kit purchased for an older sibling. Eight months ...

Along with marketing to children generally as toys, water bead sales are also targeted to children with autism and sensory ...

colorful and marketed as safe sensory toys but water beads have sent thousands of kids to the emergency room -- and now, experts and parents want their sale to be banned. Water beads can expand up ...

A directive by the White House in May to fire the three Democrats on the 5-member U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has ...

Emergency doctors in the UK have issued a safety warning over water beads, which could be given to children as gifts over Christmas. The beads, also known as jelly balls, sensory beads, or water ...

Water bead toy safety is covered in the ASTM toy safety standard, ASTM F963. The standard addresses bowel obstruction by limiting the size of water beads to the narrowest part of the ...