water beads

January 8th, 2025

Water beads are sold for children as toys, educational materials, art materials, sensory tools, and as projectiles for “gel blaster” guns. Adults use them as decorative, crafting and gardening supplies. When these small, colorful beads are swallowed by children, they do not simply get digested …

September 3rd, 2024

Water bead-related emergency room visits by children increased by over 130 percent — from 55 visits in 2021 to 127 in 2022 — according to a new study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Water beads are made of super-absorbent polymer crystals which can …

May 13th, 2024

Feldman Shepherd Represents Family of 10-month-old Esther Jo Bethard, for Whom the Bill Was Named. Esther Died After Swallowing a Single Water Bead. Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP is pleased to announce that U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Tammy …

April 9th, 2024

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents about two brands of water bead toys that contain high levels of a toxic chemical. The two new warnings add to mounting concerns over water beads, which look fun and harmless, but are sending thousands of …

September 14th, 2023

News Update 9/14/2023 – The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Buffalo Games has recalled Chuckle and Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits citing serious ingestion, choking and obstruction hazards. Feldman Shepherd is representing the family of a toddler who died after ingesting a Chuckle …