Child's Death Prompts Replacement Program of Magnetic Building Sets
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2006-03-31 · 06127
Hazards
Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal. This product is unsuitable for young children.
Recall
Number
06127
Date
2006-03-31
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
All Magnetix Magnetic Building Sets
Companies
Retailer(s)
Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R Us, Fred Meyer, Design Science Toys Ltd., A.C. Moore, and other toy and arts and crafts stores nationwide. The Magnetix magnetic building sets were sold from September 2003 through March 2006 for between $20 and $60, depending on the size of the set. The replacement program does not include sets at retail.
Importer(s)
Rose Art Industries Inc., of Livingston, N.J.
Country of manufacture
China
Description
All Magnetix magnetic building sets, including the X-treme Combo, Micro, and Extreme sets. The sets contain 20 to 200 plastic building pieces and 20 to 100 1/2-inch diameter steel balls. The building pieces are red, yellow, blue and green, and are shaped in 1 1/2-inch squares, 1-inch triangles and cylinder rods. Some plastic building pieces have "Magnetix" imprinted on them.