Are water beads dangerous for young children? - Deseret News

Retailers are pulling water beads from store shelves. Highly absorbent polymer beads, which can expand 100 times when wet, have been linked to thousands of emergency room visits and even some children’s deaths.
Highly absorbent polymer beads have been linked to thousands of emergency room visits, some children’s deaths

Utah Historical Quarterly, Volume 65, Number 1, 1997 by Utah Historical Society - Issuu

Utah Historical Quarterly, Volume 63, Number 2, 1995 by Utah Historical Society - Issuu

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