{
  "alert_number": "SR/01045/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-01045-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10098432",
  "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": "Crystal Pearls 100g",
  "model": null,
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": "5055141691544",
  "barcodes": [
    "5055141691544"
  ],
  "description": "Red expandable water beads described as ‘crystal pearls', 100g.",
  "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 their 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": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Retailer",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "21 Nov 2024"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Retailer\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: 21/11/2024",
  "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": [
      "5055141691544"
    ],
    "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."
}