Parents should check their playrooms as a popular toy has officially been recalled following one death and thousands of injuries. Water beads have officially been recalled as of March 12 by the ...

After years of injury reports and safety advisories, water beads continue to be a serious and growing health hazard for young children, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday. The ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Water beads are now illegal to sell in the United States if they do not meet new federal safety standards. The popular toys must ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Health professionals warn that water beads are dangerous for kids if they swallow them or put them in their nose or ears. That’s why a new federal safety standard for water ...

The CPSC now requires stricter safety standards for water beads, including limits on expansion and toxicity levels Parents are urged to check for water bead toys, including stress balls, as ...

The toy is regularly used in sensory bins and experiment kits as well as stress balls Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Water beads, which expand in liquid, have caused thousands of injuries and at least ...