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, one New Jersey congressman says.

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

A mom issued a warning over water beads when her infant daughter was left in a critical condition after accidentally ingesting a bead, which expanded once she swallowed it. Folichia Mitchell ...

Pediatric water bead-related emergency room visits increased over 130% in one year, a new study published in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine shows. Water beads are small balls of polymer ...

When the Consumer Product Safety Commission warned parents and caregivers about water beads this fall, it cited a panoply of potential risks to children. These tiny, superabsorbent and super ...

Water beads may look harmless and fun, but the authors of a new report — including a mom whose daughter was seriously injured ...

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 ...

They’re colorful, small and fun to squish. But water beads pose major health risks to children, safety experts say, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission has made it a priority in the new ...

Parents Call for Water Bead Ban After Child’s Brain Injury By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- They're small, colorful and marketed as safe sensory toys ...

Water beads may look harmless and fun, but the authors of a new report — including a mom whose daughter was seriously injured by them — are calling for a ban on their sale. When Ashley Haugen ...