EU Safety Gate · Report-2025-12
Letterbox Lab · Explore Box 9 Chain Reactions
The product contains water beads. The beads can be put into the mouth and swallowed by children. As the beads expand, it can cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory track or intestinal blockage. Moreover, the beads if swallowed in hydrated form, may block a young child's airway, leading to choking. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71.
- Published
- 21 March 2025
- Notifying authority
- United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer. Category of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks. Date of entry into force: 28/01/2025
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- SR/00969/25
- Batch
- 09/07/10/24/39
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Choking, Injuries
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Product description
Kids science kit for kids aged above six years, containing three experiments, one of which includes a small plastic bag of expanding water beads.