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Product recall · CPSCApril 15, 2013Highest risk
Toys R Us High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazards
The notice says to stop using it — see below for what to do.
What’s wrong
When two or more magnets are swallowed, they can link together inside a child's intestines and clamp onto body tissues, causing intestinal obstructions, perforations, sepsis and death. Internal injury from magnets can pose serious lifelong health effects.
The Recall Registry rates this highest risk — Swallowed magnets can cause life-threatening internal injury.
What it looks like
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What to do
Consumers should stop using the recalled high-powered magnet sets immediately, take all associated individual magnets away from children and teenagers and contact Toys R Us as listed above for a full refund. Toys R Us will contact each purchasing customer directly to coordinate the recall. Returns of the magnet sets will not be accepted in stores.
Who to contact: Toys R Us, at (800) 869-7787 from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET on Sundays, or online at www.toysrus.com, then click on About Us, then select "Safety" at the top of the page, and then "Click here" under Product Recalls.
The product
This recall involves high-powered magnets sets with the brand name Buckyballs. The sets contain 216 silver-colored, spherical rare earth magnets, each about five millimeters in diameter.
Details
- Units affected
- About 60
- Recall date
- April 15, 2013
- Brand
- Maxfield & Oberton LLC
- Injuries reported
- None reported
- What has been reported
- Toys R Us has received no reports of injuries. CPSC has received 54 reports of incidents involving children ingesting high-powered magnets resulting in 53 reports of medical intervention.
ToysRUs.com and retailers nationwide from November 2010 through July 2012 for about $40.
The official notice
This recall was issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Recall Registry summarises it — always confirm the details at the source.
Their exact wording: “Toys R Us Recalls High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazards”
Worried about the other things in your house? You can write down what you have and be told if one is recalled — or, if you sell second-hand, check your whole stock at once.
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