Expanding Water Bead Products Put Children at Risk of Life-Threatening Health Risks, CPSC Warns
Warning comes after officials recalled two water bead toys sold on Amazon.com, due to high levels of a toxic, cancer-causing chemical.
Warning comes after officials recalled two water bead toys sold on Amazon.com, due to high levels of a toxic, cancer-causing chemical.
Warning comes as officials issue a third rolling candy ball recall, indicating that pieces may loosen and obstruct children’s airways.
CPSC recommends consumers stop using the recalled Frigidaire refrigerator ice buckets immediately, due to a risk that small pieces of plastic debris may enter the ice and cause lacerations or choking injuries.
CPSC report indicates that non-motorized scooters account for one in every five toy-related injuries experienced among children 14 years old or younger last year.
Rolling balls in the recalled candy can come loose and lodge in a child's throat, which has already resulted in at least one death.
The manufacturer is offering to replace the affected bottles and pacifiers, which have been linked to the child choking deaths.
This year's list includes toys linked to potential choking hazards, battery ingestion, and potential facial and eye injuries.
A manufacturing defect may allow the silicone nipple of pacifiers to detach and become lodged in infants airway.
Wheeled toys, such as hoverboards and scooters, are of particular concern this year given their rising popularity, W.A.T.C.H. warns