Major retailers including Amazon, Target and Walmart will stop selling water beads marketed to children amid calls for a ban on the colorful, water-absorbing balls sold as toys that can be potentially ...

Amazon, Target and Walmart have voluntarily stopped selling water beads marketed for children after government officials, lawmakers and public health professionals called for a ban on the toys. Water ...

Dec. 12 (UPI) --After increasing pressure from lawmakers and health advocates, Amazon, Walmart and Target all agreed Tuesday to stop selling water beads, marketed to children, by the end of the year.

Three of the nation’s leading retailers have voluntarily agreed to stop selling water beads marketed toward children, as concerns grow about the safety of the toy. Water beads are super-absorbent ...