CPSC2013-04-12
Six Retailers Announce Recall of Buckyballs and Buckycubes High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazard
Maxfield & Oberton LLC, of New York, N.Y.
Hazard
These products contain defects in the design, warnings and instructions, which pose a substantial risk of injury and death to children and teenagers.
Remedy
Consumers should take the high-powered magnet sets and all associated individual magnets away from children and teenagers and contact the retailer from which they purchased the product to obtain instructions for their remedy.
Sold at
U.S. retail stores nationwide and online since 2010 for between $5 and $100.
Affected count
About three million sets
Injuries reported
CPSC has received 54 reports of children and teens ingesting this product, with 53 of these requiring medical interventions.
Products
Buckyballs and Buckycubes high-powered magnet sets
Consumer contact
Barnes & Noble, toll-free at (855) 592-2993 , www.barnesandnoble.com Bed Bath & Beyond, toll-free at (800) 462-3966, www.bedbathandbeyond.com Brookstone, toll-free at (866) 576-7337 or online at www.brookstone.com Participating Hallmark retailers, toll-free at (800) 425-5627 or online at www.hallmark.com/recall-product/ Marbles the Brain Store, toll-free at (877) 527-2460 or online at www.marblesthebrainstore.com ThinkGeek, toll-free at (888) 433-5788 or online at www.thinkgeek.com/buckyballs/index.shtml
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2013/Six-Retailers-Announce-Recall-of-Buckyballs-and-Buckycubes-High-Powered-Magnet-SetsDon't want to check this manually?
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