OPSS Serious Household decorative articles
Product Safety Report: WITUSE Water Beads sold via Grandado (2510-0203)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- 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.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandWITUSE
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
WITUSE Water Beads sold via Grandado
- Brand
- WITUSE
- Name / model
- EQF385
- Category
- Household decorative articles
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: WITUSE Water Beads sold via Grandado
- 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.
- Corrective action: 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).
- Product information
- 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.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- 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.
- Corrective action
- 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).
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2510-0203
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
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).
- Product information
- Type
- Decorative articles/Homeware/Gardenware – Bath/Pool Water Toys
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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