{
  "alert_number": "SR/01070/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-01070-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10098501",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-04-08",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 14,
    "date": "2026-04-10"
  },
  "category": "Decorative articles",
  "product": "Expandable beads",
  "brand_as_notified": null,
  "brands": [],
  "name": "Crystal Mud Sponge Water Beads",
  "model": null,
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Multicoloured water beads, which grow when immersed in water. Product sold online in particular via Vicedeal.com.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Choking, Injuries",
  "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": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "15 May 2025"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: 15/05/2025",
  "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."
}