Product Recall: Children's Non Toxic Water Beads 100g (2511-0237)
Product Recall for Children's Non Toxic Water Beads presenting a high risk of asphyxiation.
Summary
Product: Children’s Non Toxic Water Beads 100g
Hazard: The products present a high risk of asphyxiation as they can block a young child’s airway if swallowed in hydrated form.
Corrective action: The product has been recalled from end users and withdrawn from the market.
Product information
| Type | Toys – Water Beads |
|---|---|
| Product code (On Packaging) | TT-SMA-SPHE-MIX-DGOC |
| Product name (On Packaging) | Smart Water Spheres Mix Dk Green Orange Clear 10g |
| Country of Origin | Unknown |
| Product Description | Small dehydrated water beads in transparent plastic packaging with white labelling. Product is CE and UKCA marked. |
| Product Report and Image |
Hazard
The product presents a high risk of asphyxiation because if the product is swallowed in its hydrated form, it can block a young child’s airway.
OPSS has published a Product Safety Alert for water beads, which can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/product-safety-alerts-reports-recalls/product-safety-alert-water-beads-psa7
The product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.
Corrective action
| The product has been withdrawn from the market and recalled from end users by Badger Office Supplies Limited. |
Owners are advised to stop using the product immediately and keep it out of reach of young children. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
Additional information
PSD notification number: 2511-0237
Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards