Well-known retailers such as Amazon, Walmart and Target have stopped selling children's droplet products due to safety concerns.
According to the U.S. Consumer Rights Protection Agency, young children can swallow water droplets while playing, causing severe discomfort, vomiting and dehydration, and some even life-threatening. In addition, it is also possible for water droplets to get into the child's ears and cause hearing damage or even complete loss. Data shows that between 2016 and 2022, about 7,800 young children across the United States were hospitalized for emergencies while playing with water droplets. At present, the U.S. House of Representatives has proposed legislation to ban the sale of all beads for use by children in the United States. In our country, there are similar water bead products, although the platform has written that the water bead is used for hydroponic plants or handicraft production, non-toxic but inedible, and does not indicate that it is for children, but this still has a safety hazard.
For the safety of children, parents are requested to pay attention to this issue and tell parents and friends around them to eliminate the possibility of children using water bead products and ensure the safety of children.