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CPSC Final Rule Imposes Stricter Safety Requirements for Water Bead Toys
December 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (TNSFR) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a final rule to establish mandatory safety requirements for water bead toys and toys that contain water beads.

This action is taken under the authority of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), which mandates that ASTM F963 be a mandatory toy safety standard.

The CPSC determined that current requirements in ASTM F963-23 for expanding materials are insufficient to address k . . .

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