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Letterbox Lab Explore Box 9 and Investigate Box 9 Child’s Science Experiment Kit containing Water Beads — recall

Consumer goods · United Kingdom · 2025-02-11
Hazard: Health risk

Letterbox Lab Child’s Science Experiment Kit with Water Beads poses a health risk

CountryUnited Kingdom
CategoryConsumer goods
Published2025-02-11
Model identifiersModel type: Explore Box 9 / chain reactions and Investigate Box 9
CategoryToys
HazardHealth risk
Hazard descriptionThe 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._x000D_ OPSS has published a Product Safety Alert for water beads, which can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/product-safety-alerts-reports-recalls/pr…
Non-complianceToys (Safety) Regulations 2011; Food Imitations (Safety) Regulations 1989
RemedyLetterbox Lab have issued a safety warning to affected consumers advising them of the risks associated with water beads. Affected consumers should dispose of the water beads immediately with your household waste or ensure that they are stored safely out of reach of children and animals. Letterbox Lab have removed all water beads from Letterbox Lab Boxes.
Recall number2501-0087
Official noticeView source ↗

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