Product Safety Report: 1800pcs Jumbo Water Gel Beads sold via Desertcart (2505-0056)
Product Safety Report for 1800pcs Jumbo Water Gel Beads presenting a serious asphyxiation and health risk.
Summary
Product: 1800pcs Jumbo Water Gel Beads sold via Desertcart
Hazard: The product presents a serious health and asphyxiation risk as it includes water beads that expand to more than 50% of their original size within 12 hours of soaking them in water.
Corrective action: Consumers should keep this product out of the reach of young children and contact the distributor they purchased from for redress. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Desertcart).
Product information
| Type | Toys – Water Beads |
|---|---|
| Model | P10262 |
| Barcode | X00471CYDZ |
| Product ID | 274514728 |
| Listing name on Desertcart | 1800Pcs Large Water Gel Beads Non Toxic, Jumbo Water Gel Beads Rainbow Mix Growing Balls for Vase Fi |
| Country of Origin | Unknown |
| Product Description | Large, multicoloured water beads that expand when soaked in water. Products are sold in a plastic tub. |
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Hazard
The product presents a serious health and asphyxiation risk as it includes water beads that expand to more than 50% of their original size within 12 hours of soaking them in water. If the small, dehydrated beads are swallowed by a young child, the bead may expand inside the digestive tract causing a blockage. The product also presents a risk of asphyxiation as if a bead is swallowed in its hydrated form, it may 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
Consumers should keep this product out of the reach of young children and contact the distributor they purchased from for redress.
The listing has been removed from the online marketplace (Desertcart).
Additional information
PSD notification number: 2505-0056
Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards