United KingdomWITUSE Water Beads (brand WITUSE, model EQF385) sold via Grandado as “5000pcs/bag Crystal Soil Hydrogel Polymer Water Beads Flower Wedding Decoration Growing Water Balls” — clear bag of approximately 5,000 waterbeads — have been removed from the Grandado marketplace. They were recalled because hydrated beads can cause a serious risk of asphyxiation by blocking a young child’s airway and do not meet the General Product Safety Regulations 2005; consumers should keep the product out of reach of young children and contact the distributor they purchased from for redress.
What's being recalled
Product Safety Report for WITUSE Water Beads presenting a serious asphyxiation.
Type: Decorative articles/Homeware/Gardenware – Bath/Pool Water Toys
Brand: WITUSE
Model: EQF385
Grandado Listing Name: 5000pcs/bag Crystal Soil Hydrogel Polymer Water Beads Flower Wedding Decoration Growing Water Balls
Country of Origin: China
Product Description: Clear bag of approximately 5,000 waterbeads.
How to identify it
PSD notification number: 2510-0203
Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
The hazard
The product presents a serious 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 General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
What to do
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 (Grandado).
The official notice
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