WITUSE Water Beads sold via Grandado: swallowed beads can block a young child's airway
The notice says the water beads pose a serious risk of asphyxiation, because if swallowed in their hydrated form they can block a young child's airway.
What to do
Keep this product out of the reach of young children. Contact the distributor you bought it from for redress. The listing has been removed from the online marketplace (Grandado).
Notice details
- Product
- WITUSE Water Beads sold via Grandado
- Company
- Wituse
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of asphyxiation because if the product is swallowed in its hydrated form it can block a young child’s airway.
- Class or risk level
- Serious risk
- Identifiers
- PSD notification number: 2510-0203
- Brand: WITUSE
- Model: EQF385
- Alert date
- November 12, 2025
- Published on GOV.UK
- November 12, 2025
- Listed on Recalled Today
- November 12, 2025
The headline, summary and steps above are written in plain English from the official notice below. Identifiers are copied exactly as the agency published them. Always check the official notice before you act.
Official notice
The notice's own wording from OPSS.
Product Safety Report: WITUSE Water Beads sold via Grandado (2510-0203)
- Risk level
- Serious risk
- Measures taken
- Listing removed by the online marketplace
- Summary
- Product: WITUSE Water Beads sold via Grandado Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of asphyxiation because if the product is swallowed in its hydrated form it can block a young child’s airway. 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 (Grandado).
- Product information
- Type: Decorative articles/Homeware/Gardenware – Bath/Pool Water Toys Brand: WITUSE Model: EQF385 Grandado Listing Name: 5000pcs/bag Crystal Soil Hydrogel Polymer Water Beads Flower Wedding Decoration Growing Water Balls Country of Origin: China Product Description: Clear bag of approximately 5,000 waterbeads. Product Report and Image: Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of asphyxiation because if the product is swallowed in its hydrated form it can block a young child’s airway. 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 General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
- 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 (Grandado). Additional information PSD notification number: 2510-0203 Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
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