Ja-Ru Globbies Gel Beads. toys
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 14, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 14, 2013the latest report was made
- Aug 14, 2013the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Ja-Ru Globbies Gel Beads.
- Maker
- JA-RU INCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ToysToys without a type of their ownCPSC’s product type: Toys, Not Elsewhere Classified (code 1381), in Toys & Children: Toys
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Aug 14, 2013, sent to the company Aug 21, 2013, published by CPSC Sep 5, 2013
The product, in the report: “Grows into colorful wet squishy beads”
My son accidentally dropped several Globbies onto the carpet, where my daughter found them and (thinking they were candy) popped one into her mouth. Fortunately, I saw her do so and immediately made her spit it out. I assumed it was a jelly bean when I saw it (but upon closer examination, realized it was much softer). I asked my son what it was, he said they are called “beads that grow in water” and he had received it as part of his Easter Basket. After cleaning his room, he discovered them and opened them up today. We dug the packaging out of the garbage, which is how I learned their name.
My daughter would have swallowed one (or more) of these Globbies if I wasn’t watching her like a hawk. We spent the next hour scouring the house for more lost Globbies and found 3. They bounce all over the place and hide in the shag carpeting.
These should have never been allowed for sale in a toy store. A bag of broken glass is a safer toy, because people are at least frightened of getting cut by glass. Having a super absorbent polymer increase 50x in your throat or intestine is a much bigger hazard than playing with glass. And they look just like jelly beans after a half hour in water.
- Model
- #6304
- UPC
- 7565606304622190
- Serial number
- 400022
- Bought from
- gift
- Bought
- Mar 30, 2013
- Where
- Vancouver, Washington: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 2, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Ja-Ru Globbies Gel Beads., made or sold by JA-RU INC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.