In our Spotlight on Business Report, there's a new push at the federal level to ban a toy experts say shouldn't be in homes with young kids.

Congressman Frank Pallone is introducing legislation for a national ban on water beads marketed for kids.

The small round sensory toys are colorful and can look like candy.

Their gel like textures make them appealing for water and other play.

But health experts warn they can become dangerous or deadly when swallowed by children.

That's because the beads quickly absorb fluids, including those inside the body and swell to a larger size, sometimes blocking intestines or causing other grave internal injuries.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were roughly 7800 emergency room visits between 2016 and 2022 as a result of kids ingesting water beads.

Pallone's Ban Water Beads Act would direct the Safety Commission to enforce the restrictions and help warn families as millions of water beads have already been sold.

But so long as they're being sold to children, children and parents as toys and crafts the hazards going to continue to exist.