Top retailers like Target, Walmart and Amazon are suspending sales of water beads amid safety concerns for children. The small, colorful balls are sold as toys and in craft kits. The beads are made of superabsorbent polymers and can grow to 100 times their original size when exposed to water. While they can be used as sensory toys for children with development disabilities, warnings about children ingesting the beads have piled up, The Associated Press reported. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), from 2016 to 2022, there were an estimated 7,800 water bead injuries treated in emergency departments and at least one death. Amazon confirmed that it up
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