{
  "alert_number": "SR/00816/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-00816-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10097971",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-03-25",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 11,
    "date": "2026-03-20"
  },
  "category": "Toys",
  "product": "Expandable toy",
  "brand_as_notified": "A4R",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "A4R",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/a4r"
    }
  ],
  "name": "A4R Water Beads",
  "model": null,
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": "X001V59DJ5",
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Multicoloured water beads, which grow when immersed in water. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B0CHQVHH4L).",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Choking",
  "risk": "The product expands more than 50% in size when in contact with water. If a child puts the product in the mouth or swallows it, contact with saliva or stomach liquids will cause the product to expand, which can result in occlusion of the respiratory tract or intestinal blockage. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Recall of the product from end users",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "11 Dec 2025"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "11 Dec 2025"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users\nDate of entry into force: 11/12/2025\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other\nCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace\nDate of entry into force: 11/12/2025",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [
    "Amazon"
  ],
  "notifying_country": "Ireland",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "X001V59DJ5"
    ],
    "batches": [],
    "models": []
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}