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.

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 ...

Rep. Frank Pallone, D., New Jersey, in November introduced legislation to ban water beads marketed to kids, saying at a news conference that "Walmart, Amazon and Target all sell these things in ...

Safety experts are warning parents to immediately stop letting their kids use Tuladuo water beads sets. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said in a press release that the beads ...

Last month, U.S. Rep Frank Pallone Jr., a Democrat of New Jersey, introduced legislation to ban all water beads marketed for kids’ use nationwide. Pallone was joined by CPSC Chair Alex Hoehn ...