The rule requires water bead toys to meet strict safety and labeling standards to reduce the risk of injury or death.

Federal safety standards for water bead toys took effect this week, aimed at protecting children from a product blamed for ...

The federal government has taken measures after thousands of children have wound up in emergency rooms after playing with a ...

Thousands of children in the United States have been injured by water beads, a dangerous toy that is being targeted by new ...

NORTH PRAIRIE, Wis. -- Esther Bethard was a beautiful girl with big blue eyes and curly red hair. She would have celebrated her first birthday in August, but she died in July after ingesting a water ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Thousands of children in the U.S. have been injured after ingesting water beads. New regulations limit the ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Folichia Mitchell, whose daughter, Kennedy, ingested a water bead in 2022. Business Insider's original story prompted Target, which had been the ...

Amazon, Target and Walmart, three of the largest retailers in the U.S., have announced they will stop selling water beads amid growing pressure in recent years to remove the products following reports ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has approved a new safety standard for water bead toys to prevent injuries and deaths among children. The CPSC rule, which was passed with a 2 to 0 vote, ...