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WITUSE Water Beads sold via Grandado — suffocation risk

UK OPSSSerious riskSuffocationNov 12, 2025

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.

Remedy

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 safety report

Measures taken

  • Removal of listing by online marketplace

Product description

Clear bag of approximately 5,000 waterbeads.

Matching notices: same barcode or model

Other official notices (EU, U.S. or UK) with the same barcode, or the same brand and model number. Check the details: a match is a strong hint, not proof that it is the same product.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.

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