Children’s Water Beads Activity Kit Recalled After Baby Dies

When ingested, the beads absorb body fluids, potentially causing intestinal obstruction, consumer safety body warns.

Chuckle Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits have been recalled over health risks. Image courtesy of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Buffalo Games LLC, of Buffalo, New York, jointly announced a voluntary recall Thursday for approximately 52,000 water bead kits over health hazard concerns.

The announcement follows several serious accidents where children have swallowed the kit’s beads, including a 10-month-old child who died as a result.