OPSS warns about 1800pcs Jumbo Water Gel Beads sold via Desertcart over swallowing blockage risk
If the beads are swallowed in their dehydrated form and then expand, they present a serious risk of blocking the gastrointestinal tract, which requires surgical removal.
What to do
Keep this product out of the reach of young children. Contact the distributor you purchased from for redress. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace, Desertcart.
Notice details
- Product
- 1800pcs Jumbo Water Gel Beads sold via Desertcart
- Company
- Desertcart
- Hazard
- The product, if swallowed in its dehydrated form and expands, presents a serious risk of causing a blockage to the gastrointestinal tract that requires surgical removal.
- Class or risk level
- Serious risk
- Identifiers
- PSD notification number: 2505-0056
- Model: E10262
- Barcode: X00471CYDZ
- Alert date
- November 12, 2025
- Published on GOV.UK
- November 12, 2025
- Listed on Recalled Today
- November 12, 2025
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from OPSS.
Product Safety Report: 1800pcs Jumbo Water Gel Beads sold via Desertcart (2505-0056)
- Risk level
- Serious risk
- Measures taken
- Listing removed by the online marketplace
- Summary
- Product: 1800pcs Jumbo Water Gel Beads sold via Desertcart Hazard: The product, if swallowed in its dehydrated form and expands, presents a serious risk of causing a blockage to the gastrointestinal tract that requires surgical removal. Corrective action: Consumers should keep this product out of the reach of young children and contact the distributor they purchased from for redress. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Desertcart).
- Product information
- Type: Toys – Water Beads Model: E10262 Barcode: X00471CYDZ Product ID: 274514728 Listing name on Desertcart: 1800Pcs Large Water Gel Beads Non Toxic, Jumbo Water Gel Beads Rainbow Mix Growing Balls for Vase Fi Country of Origin: China Product Description: Large, multicoloured water beads that expand when soaked in water. Products are sold in a plastic tub. Product Report and Image: Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product, if swallowed in its dehydrated form and expands, presents a serious risk of causing a blockage to the gastrointestinal tract that requires surgical removal. OPSS has published a Product Safety Alert for water beads, which can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/product-safety-alerts-reports-recalls/product-safety-alert-water-beads-psa7. The product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.
- Corrective action
- Consumers should keep this product out of the reach of young children and contact the distributor they purchased from for redress. The listing has been removed from the online marketplace (Desertcart). Additional information PSD notification number: 2505-0056 Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
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