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 ...

Aqua Dots would seem inadvisable for little kids even if the toy didn’t release a date-rape drug when ingested. The thing’s basic component is small beads. Using a smart-looking applicator, kids ...

A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate aims to ban the sale of water beads marketed as children’s toys after reports of the product’s hazards raise alarms. The bill is named “Esther’s Law” after ...

At 10 months old, Esther Jo Bethard died after having swallowed a stray water bead — a tiny, absorbent sphere that can grow inside the body and cause life-threatening injuries. Water beads are ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Water beads, the popular children’s toy, are back in the news after new safety warnings. Regulators say two brands contain a dangerous toxin. They start tiny and look like innocent ...

Urgent safety warnings are being sent out by the Consumer Product Safety Commission about the sensory toys called water beads. Water beads are small water-absorbing balls marketed as crafts and toys ...