NEW JERSEY -- There is a new national push to ban water beads -- colorful, water-absorbing balls often marketed to children. In a news conference Monday, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey ...

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 ...

Target has pulled a children's toy from its shelves after a 10-month-old baby was hospitalized after swallowing the toy. Target has removed a toy by Chuckle & Roar that includes water beads. The small ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An important safety warning has been issued about a popular children’s toy called water beads. The recent recall has shined a light on the dangers of the product. Water beads ...

Amazon, Target and Walmart have voluntarily stopped selling water beads marketed for children after government officials, lawmakers and public health professionals called for a ban on the toys. Water ...

Water-absorbing gel beads sold as children's toys have recently posed a serious threat to small children when swallowed. Carey Cribbs, M.D., an emergency department (ED) physician at Cook Children's ...

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio mother has warned about toxins in water bead toys for years. Now, government tests are backing her up. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says its tests found high ...

SEATTLE — Water beads, tiny, colorful pellets that expand when soaked in water, are now subject to federal safety regulations designed to protect children from the hazards of ingesting them. A new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Thousands of children in the U.S. have been injured after ingesting water beads. New regulations limit the ...

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 ...

The toy is regularly used in sensory bins and experiment kits as well as stress balls Water beads, which expand in liquid, have caused thousands of injuries and at least one child death The CPSC now ...