2025.11.12 Safety Report: WITUSE Water Beads (sold via Grandado)

12 November 2025

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

Product
WITUSE Water Beads sold via Grandado

Type
Toys - 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 water beads

Hazard
The product presents a serious health and asphyxiation risk as the water beads can 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 (Grandado).

Full notice

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