2025.11.12 Safety Report: AINOLWAY Rainbow Water Beads (sold via Desertcart)

12 November 2025

The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Product
AINOLWAY Rainbow Water Beads - Sold via Desertcart

Type
Toys - Water Beads

Brand
AINOLWAY

Product ID
540956450

Listing name on Desertcart
AINOLWAY 110,000 Water Beads Non Toxic Rainbow Mix Vase Filler Beads, Jelly Water Gel Beads for Vase, Wedding Decoration, Floral Arrangement (14 Year+)

Country of origin
Unknown

Product Description
Multi-coloured water beads sold in a plastic bag

Hazard
The product presents a health and asphyxiation risk as it includes water beads that expand to more than 50% of their original size within 12 hours of soaking them in water. If the small, dehydrated beads are swallowed by a young child, the bead may expand inside the digestive tract causing a blockage. The product also presents a risk of asphyxiation as if a bead is swallowed in its hydrated form, it may 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 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).

Full notice

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