When Ashley Haugen and her husband Jonathan took their daughter to a dermatologist to get a skin tag removed, he pointed to a ...
Water beads may look harmless and fun, but the authors of a new report​ — including a mom whose daughter was seriously injured by them — are calling for a ban​ on their sale.
"Water beads can harm your child in multiple ways," CPSC Commissioner Rich Trumka Jr. said, "through expanding and blocking intestinal pathways and also through leeching toxic chemicals." "To make ...
They're small, colorful and marketed as safe sensory toys but water beads have sent thousands of kids to the emergency room—and now, experts and parents want their sale to be banned. Water beads ...
Parents Call for Water Bead Ban After Child’s Brain Injury By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- They're small, colorful and marketed as safe sensory toys ...
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- They're small, colorful and marketed as safe sensory toys but water beads have sent thousands of kids to the emergency room -- and now, experts and ...
An estimated 7,800 cases of water bead ingestion were treated in U.S. emergency rooms between 2016 and 2022, according to the study. In 2023, a 10-month-old child died after swallowing the beads ...