The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking parents to recognize the hazards that water beads present for babies and toddlers – and wants more companies to recall the potentially ...

A new study is calling for more federal regulation of water beads. Pediatric water bead-related emergency room visits increased over 130% in one year, a new study published in The American Journal ...

At first glance, you might mistake water beads for candy. The popular toys, commonly marketed as Orbeez, are round, tiny, and colorful. And like candy, kids can’t help but want to try to eat them.

Water around the island is represented by what looks like mounds of undulating, sparkling water beads. They are so enchanting, of course you want to dive into the glittering, soothing, squishy ...

The absorbent polymer beads are often marketed as colorful, slimy, sensory items for kids to play with. They can be as small as a stud earring — little enough to swallow — but grow to the ...

Esther’s Law, recently introduced in the Senate, would ban the sale of water beads in products meant for kids. “Unfortunately, water beads send thousands of children to the emergency room ...

ORLANDO -- A significant number of kids experienced bowel obstruction after swallowing superabsorbent polymer beads (SAP), commonly referred to as water beads, according to a systematic review.