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 ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday approved new standards for water beads, a popular toy that poses a risk to small children if ingested. Water beads are small, colorful pellets that ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Canva / Motherly If you’ve ever come across water beads, you know how mesmerizing they can be—tiny, colorful balls ...

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 ...

ORLANDO -- A significant number of kids experienced bowel obstruction after swallowing superabsorbent polymer beads (SAP), commonly referred to as water beads, according to a systematic review. Water ...

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 ...

Water bead toys now have new safety rules set by the federal government. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission rules formally went into effect this week. The colorful water beads, sold under ...

At 10 months old, Esther Jo Bethard died after having swallowed a stray water bead — a tiny, absorbent sphere that can grow inside the body and cause life-threatening injuries. Subscribe to read this ...