Consumer Reports is sounding the alarm about a popular product for kids that can hurt or even kill younger children.
The consumer group is warning about water beads -- recommending if you have them at home, you get rid of them immediately!Right now, water beads are all the rage -- marketed as safe and non-toxic sensory toys. Just soak them in water and watch them grow into slippery, squishy balls of fun.
Thinking Kipley had a stomach flu and needed fluids, Ashley took her to the emergency room. Once there, the doctor told her they would need to perform surgery immediately. The Toy Association, an industry group, told Consumer Reports that consumers should take care to follow age recommendations on water bead packaging.
Consumer Reports conducted tests on several brands of water beads and documented how much they can expand -- finding that if ingested by children, water beads can grow to dangerous sizes inside the body. “It’s alarming that water beads are being marketed as safe and sold as if nothing is wrong with them, leading parents to unknowingly put their children at risk,” said William Wallace, associate director of safety policy at Consumer Reports.
Secure recalls of water beads that may be in people’s homes, regardless of whether or not they are still for sale.
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