{
  "alert_number": "SR/00992/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-00992-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10098498",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-04-07",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 14,
    "date": "2026-04-10"
  },
  "category": "Decorative articles",
  "product": "Expandable beads",
  "brand_as_notified": null,
  "brands": [],
  "name": "Water Vase Filler Beads",
  "model": null,
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Water beads, which grow when immersed in water, sold in single-colour packs. Product sold online, in particular via www.desertcart.co.uk (unique product identifier: 575364947).",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Choking",
  "risk": "The product expands 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": "Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace",
      "operator": "Retailer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "14 Jan 2025"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer\nCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace\nDate of entry into force: 14/01/2025",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland",
  "country_of_origin": "Unknown",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "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."
}