OPSS High Household decorative articles
Product Safety Report: 50,000pc Water Beads sold via Amazon (2508-0084)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of asphyxiation because if the product is swallowed in its hydrated form, it can block a young child’s airway.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
50,000pc Water Beads sold via Amazon
- Category
- Household decorative articles
- Country of origin
- Unknown
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: 50,000pc Water Beads sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of asphyxiation because if the product is swallowed in its hydrated form, it can block a young child’s airway.
- Corrective action: The product is no longer available for sale.
- Product information
- Type
- Decorative articles/Homeware/Gardenware – Flower/Plant Pots Replacement Parts/Accessories
- Amazon ASIN
- B08X7G68SF
- Amazon Listing Name
- TBST Water Beads, 50,000 Pcs Colorful Water Crystal Beads, Gel Soil Water, Stress Relief Crystal Bea
- Country of Origin
- Unknown
- Product Description
- Multi-coloured 50,000pc of water beads sold in clear plastic tub.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high 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.
- Corrective action
- The product is no longer available for sale. We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2508-0084
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
What to do
- The product is no longer available for sale.
- Product information
- Type
- Decorative articles/Homeware/Gardenware – Flower/Plant Pots Replacement Parts/Accessories
- Amazon ASIN
- B08X7G68SF
- Amazon Listing Name
- TBST Water Beads, 50,000 Pcs Colorful Water Crystal Beads, Gel Soil Water, Stress Relief Crystal Bea
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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