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Letterbox Lab Explore Box 9 Chain Reactions experimental toy set — choking & injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingInjuriesMar 21, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Letterbox Lab Explore Box 9 Chain Reactions experimental toy set — choking & injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Letterbox Lab Explore Box 9 Chain Reactions experimental toy set — choking & injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Letterbox Lab Explore Box 9 Chain Reactions experimental toy set — choking & injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Letterbox Lab Explore Box 9 Chain Reactions experimental toy set — choking & injuries risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The product contains water beads. The beads can be put into the mouth and swallowed by children. As the beads expand, it can cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory track or intestinal blockage.Moreover, the beads if swallowed in hydrated form, may block a young child's airway, leading to choking. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71.

Measures taken

  • Warning consumers of the risks — Retailer (28/01/2025)

Product description

Kids science kit for kids aged above six years, containing three experiments, one of which includes a small plastic bag of expanding water beads.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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