FOLO-UP Product Safety Report: 2501-0087 Letterbox Lab Explore Box 9 and Investigate Box 9 Child's Science Experiment Kit containing Water Beads
Kids science kit for kids aged 6+, containing 3 experiments, one of which includes a small plastic bag of expanding water beads. Packaged in a purple cardboard box.
Why this product was flagged
Recorded hazard
The product presents a serious health 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 bead is 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 leading to aspiration.
What the notice records
Corrective action
Letterbox Lab have issued a safety warning to affected consumers advising them of the risks associated with water beads.
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Product details
- Product
- Letterbox Lab Explore Box 9 and Investigate Box 9 Child's Science Experiment Kit containing Water Beads
- Brand
- Letterbox Lab
- Models
- Not provided
- Product type
- Toys - Science Experiment Kit featuring Expanding Water Beads
- Seller or shop
- Unknown
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Measure
- Warning consumers of the risks
- Notified by
- Local Authority Trading Standards
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