Eight years after their toddler swallowed beads from a popular toy, Mark and Beth Monje got their chance in federal court to argue that the companies that designed, distributed and sold the product ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics published a new case study today showing the dangers of water beads, a popular but toxic toy. The report shares the serious physical and neurological problems a ...

Amazon, Target and Walmart have voluntarily stopped selling water beads marketed for children after government officials, lawmakers and public health professionals called for a ban on the toys. Water ...

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 deadly toys ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Lawmakers are making a new push to protect children from water beads. Esther’s Law, recently introduced in the Senate, would ban the sale of water beads in products meant for kids ...

Major retailers including Amazon, Target and Walmart will stop selling water beads marketed to children amid calls for a ban on the colorful, water-absorbing balls sold as toys that can be potentially ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday approved new standards for water beads, a popular toy that poses a risk to small children if ingested. Water beads are small, colorful pellets that ...

Every year, millions of toys are recalled because they have loose parts that can cause injury, contain dangerous chemicals and a host of other factors. This is a problem as old as the toy industry ...

WASHINGTON – The federal government slapped a hefty $1.3 million fine on a toy company that sold popular arts-and-crafts beads that were linked to a dangerous drug and sickened about a dozen children.