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Girls Creator Magical Water Beads Soothing Spa — recall

Consumer goods · United Kingdom · 2025-03-13

Hazard: Health Risk/asphyxiation

Girls Creator Magical Water Beads Soothing Spa poses health risk and asphyxiation

Country	United Kingdom
Category	Consumer goods
Published	2025-03-13
Model identifiers	Brand: Girls Creator
Category	Toys
Hazard	Health Risk/asphyxiation
Hazard description	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 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._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/product-safety-alert-w…
Non-compliance	Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 or Regulation (EC) 1223/2009
Remedy	The import has been rejected at the border.
Recall number	2502-0063
Official notice	View source ↗

What this means for sellers

Likely platform / channel actions	Marketplaces may delist the same or similar products, freeze or force-remove inventory (e.g. Amazon FBA) and notify past buyers; under GPSR regulators can require platforms to act within 2 working days.
Self-check for comparable products	Small-part size/pull-force compliance; age grading and warning labels.
Rules & standards likely involved	UK GPSR, UKCA · Full guide →

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