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Recall 13731 — Buckyballs high-powered magnet sets

U.S. CPSC · United States · 2013-04-15

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Agency
U.S. CPSC
Recall identifier
13731
Date of alert
2013-04-15
Country / jurisdiction
United States
Risk type
recall
Product category
consumer_product
Reported risk: 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. Hazards: 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.
Primary source: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2013/Overstock-Recalls-High-Powered-Magnet-Sets

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