At 10 months old, Esther Jo Bethard died after swallowing a stray water bead — a tiny, absorbent sphere that can grow inside ...
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate aims to ban the sale of water beads marketed as children’s toys after reports of ...
A bill that would make it illegal to sell water beads designed/marketed for children was introduced on the United States ...
Esther’s Law is named after 10-month-old Esther Jo Bethard, who died after swallowing a stray water bead belonging to an ...
According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS), in 2022, debris on state roads led to 1,100 crashes and nine ...
Lawmakers are considering a bipartisan bill that would ban the sale of water beads sold as toys, educational products, ...
Federal lawmakers are calling for a national ban on water beads sold as toys, after severe injuries and deaths linked to ...
A Pennsylvania senator is among those moving to ban selling water beads, the colorful, water-filled toy nationwide.
A bipartisan bill to ban deadly water beads and protect children was introduced Thursday by U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee ...
Water beads are small balls made of super-absorbent material, and they can expand up to 100 times their original size, making ...
A Pennsylvania child is still recovering from severe symptoms after swallowing a stray water bead. In Maine, a child needed ...
They’re also indistinguishable from another kind of water-filled sphere. But this one is not at all digestible and, in fact, ...