{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-65b-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:65B-1","heading":"Findings, declarations relative to sale of Yo-Yo Waterballs.","body":"1.\tThe Legislature hereby finds and declares that:\na.\tYo-Yo Waterballs, also known as water yo-yos, are inexpensive, easily accessible toys that pose a strangulation hazard and threaten the health of children;\nb.\tYo-Yo Waterballs are banned in France, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Australia, Brazil, and Canada, and Germany and New Zealand have issued warnings concerning Yo-Yo Waterballs;\nc.\tThe New York State Consumer Protection Board has issued two warnings calling Yo-Yo Waterballs serious hazards to children, and the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation calls Yo-Yo Waterballs a great risk to children;\nd.\t\"Consumer Reports\" magazine rated Yo-Yo Waterballs as \"not acceptable\" in its December, 2003 issue;\ne.\tWorld Against Toys Causing Harm labeled Yo-Yo Waterballs as one of the \"Ten Worst Toys of 2003\";\nf.\tOn July 2, 2003, a petition from New York's Empire State Consumer Association reported that the fluid inside Yo-Yo Waterballs is toxic and flammable;\ng.\tA report of the United States Public Interest Research Group dated November, 2004 lists Yo-Yo Waterballs as a strangulation hazard;\nh.\tThe United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has reported that Yo-Yo Waterballs pose a potential risk of strangulation;\ni.\tIn addition, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that, as of November 15, 2005, Yo-Yo Waterballs were responsible for 405 reported health incidents, 290 of which were coded as causing \"suffocation or strangulation\";\nj.\tOf those 290 incidents, at least 52 resulted in serious breathing difficulties that rendered the child unconscious and lifeless after suffering from a lack of oxygen or broken blood vessels;\nk.\tThe United States Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that 24 children reported allergic reactions to the fluid used in Yo-Yo Waterballs, which has caused some to experience trouble breathing; and\nl.\tIn spite of evidence concerning the danger to children caused by Yo-Yo Waterballs, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has refused repeated attempts towards banning these dangerous toys.\nL.2007, c.224, s.1.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"fef691b803bd276ea4a55e4e54b9a252b77e375d2443c6f49ac997d24306ae85","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-65a-7","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-65b-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}