NEW YORK — Three major retailers — Amazon, Target and Walmart — say they're suspending sales of water-bead products marketed to young children due to growing safety concerns. Water beads are small, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a new warning about water beads. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents about two water ...

At 10 months old, Esther Jo Bethard died after swallowing a stray water bead — a tiny, absorbent sphere that can grow inside the body and cause life-threatening injuries. Water beads are colorful and ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Water beads marketed as children's toys are now subject to new federal safety requirements, including size limits, chemical restrictions, and warning label mandates. New federal safety ...

THEY START OUT TINY AND LOOK LIKE INNOCENT FUN. BUT WATER BEADS ARE MADE FROM A SUPER ABSORBENT MATERIAL THAT GROWS DRAMATICALLY IN WATER. THIS CREATES A HAZARD TO BABIES AND EVEN OLDER CHILDREN WHEN ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) plans to address safety concerns of water beads as noted in its 2024 operating plan. A CPSC spokesperson said, "Water beads present a hazard to ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal lawmaker is calling for a national ban on a toy that 9 Investigates first warned you about almost a year ago. Investigative Reporter Karla Ray first reported when a local ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An important safety warning has been issued about a popular children’s toy called water beads. The recent recall has shined a light on the dangers of the product. Water beads ...