If you’ve ever come across water beads, you know how mesmerizing they can be—tiny, colorful balls that expand dramatically when soaked in water. Originally designed for agricultural and decorative ...

NEPTUNE - Water beads — colorful small balls that expand when they come into contact with liquid — pose a dangerous enough threat to children that they should be banned, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone said ...

SAN ANTONIO – Last week’s recall of a water bead kit sold at Target may only make a small dent in a larger issue: the hidden danger of water bead toys. Consumer groups are sounding the alarm, and one ...

Consumer Reports is sounding the alarm about a popular product for kids that can hurt or even kill younger children. The consumer group is warning about water beads -- recommending if you have them at ...

After mounting pressure from safety groups, major retailers including Amazon, Walmart, and Target just announced that they will stop selling the popular children’s toy called water beads. And the move ...

NORTH PRAIRIE, Wis. -- Esther Bethard was a beautiful girl with big blue eyes and curly red hair. She would have celebrated her first birthday in August, but she died in July after ingesting a water ...

There's a new warning about water beads. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents about two water beads brands that contain dangerous levels of acrylamide, a chemical ...

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 ...

At first glance, you might mistake water beads for candy. The popular toys, commonly marketed as Orbeez, are round, tiny, and colorful. And like candy, kids can’t help but want to try to eat them. But ...

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 ...

IMPACTS AND HOW IT COULD AFFECT YOUR CELEBRATION. NOW TO AN UPDATE FROM KETV INVESTIGATES. AS FAMILIES CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AND I WILL. MOTHER IS WARNING PARENTS AGAINST GIFTING THESE TOYS. WE FIRST ...