• Scope

- Suitable for water-absorbing beads toys and toys containing water-absorbing beads.

- Water Bead refers to a variety of shapes of liquid-absorbing polymers, such as but not limited to polyacrylamide and polyacrylic acid which swell in liquid.

• Physical requirements

Absorbent beads received or removed from toys, in a desiccated (pre-expanded) state, can be completely inserted into the small component, and after expansion, should be able to pass completely through the funnel test gauge or sieve test gauge under their own weight.

• Chemical requirements

Not more than 325 micrograms of acrylamide may be extracted from 100 small droplets (defined as those with a minimum before hydration<4 mm) or from 1 large droplet (defined as those with a minimum diameter before hydration ≥4 mm)

• Identification requirements

- Water beads toy, packaging of water beads toy and water beads container must contain the following warning:

- Products with moisture-absorbing beads (e.g. balls filled with expanding water beads) and their packaging must contain the following warning

• Effective date

The requirement will be effective on March 12, 2026.