Serious riskCPSC
Kluster magnet chess games recalled for magnet ingestion risk
Kluster magnet chess games contain small loose magnets that can be swallowed by children. When multiple magnets are ingested, they can attract each other inside the stomach and intestines, causing serious injury or death from blockages, twisting, or perforation.
From the CPSC notice · Read the official notice ↗
What to do
- Stop letting children play with the game immediately.
- Take the game away and keep it out of children's reach.
- Contact Stoney Games for disposal instructions and free replacement magnets that are safe.
- If a child has swallowed magnets, seek emergency medical care right away.
Is yours affected?
Compare your label or packaging with the recalled product.
- Product
- Kluster Fun Tabletop Magnet Chess Games
- Sold at
- Independent game shops nationwide, and online at Klustermagnets.com, Amazon.com, and Etsy.com from October 2018 to September 2025 for between $15 and $2.
- Sold in
- Nationwide
- Made for
- Children
Photos from the CPSC
Details
- Units affected
- About 151,600
- Injuries reported
- None reported
- Illnesses reported
- None reported
- Fix
- Replace
- Manufactured in
- China
- Company contact
- Stoney Games at 800-362-0977 from 8 a.m. to p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, email at klusterrecall@gmail.com or online at www.klustermagnets.com/recall or www.klustermagnets.com and click "Recall" at the top of the page for more information.
- Recall number
- 26319
In the CPSC's words
- Description
- This recall involves the Kluster Fun Tabletop Magnet Chess Games with small, loose magnets about .5 to one inch wide and .3 to .4 inches high. The games are sold in a black box with the word "Kluster" on the front of the box. The games include about 24 magnets, an orange string, an instruction manual and a black storage pouch with "Kluster" printed on the front. The games were also sold in a white pouch with gameplay instructions printed on the back.
- Hazard
- The recalled magnet games violate the mandatory standard for toys because they contain loose high-powered magnets that fit within CPSC's small parts cylinder, posing an ingestion hazard to children. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or other metal objects, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting, and/or blockage of the intestines, blood poisoning and death.
- Remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled magnet games, take them away from children and contact Stoney Games for instructions on how to dispose of the recalled magnets and receive replacement magnets that are not small parts.