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#MAGNETIX RECALL HOW TO#

Monday's recalled products were sold at toy stores around the country, including Wal-Mart, Target, Toys 'R' Us and Kmart between January 2005 and December 2007.įor details on the recall, or on how to return the toys and receive a free replacement, consumers can call 80. An eight-year-old girl reportedly swallowed magnets that came loose from the toy and. According to one report, Kipp Brothers recalled 800 sets of a toy called Mag Stix Magnetic Building toys. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at. If consumers are uncertain as to whether their product is being recalled, they can contact Mega Brands at (800) 779-7122 between 8 a.m. Other products containing magnets and small parts can also pose health dangers for children. Consumers should stop using the recalled magnetic sets immediately and contact Mega Brands for a comparable replacement toy. About a year later, in April 2007, this recall was expanded to include an additional 4 million Mega Brands magnetic toys. Mega Brands set up a Magnetix recall hotline, 1-80. In March 2006, Mega Brands recalled 3.8 million Magnetix magnetic building sets because one child died and four others were seriously injured after swallowing tiny magnets in the toys. On March 31, 2006, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ordered a recall of all Magnetix brand magnetic building sets. issued recalls Tuesday for about 9 million Chinese-made toys that contain magnets children can swallow or which could have lead paint. No incidents involving magnets from the action figures have been reported. WASHINGTON (AP) - Toy-making giant Mattel Inc.

The company and commission have received 25 reports of magnets falling out of the figures. The recall also includes about 1.3 million MagnaMan magnetic action figures.

#MAGNETIX RECALL SERIES#

In another, a 3-year-old boy needed medical treatment to remove a magnet from his nasal cavity. Any and all CPSC Inspector General reports into the agencys handling of the Magnetix recall (07-164), or agency practices as a result of the Chicago Tribune investigative series about the Magnetix recall.

In one incident an 18-month-old boy put a magnet in his mouth, but it was not swallowed. The company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have received 19 reports of magnets falling out of these toys. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) and Mega Brands issued two recalls of Magnetix toy sets in 20. Mega Brands is recalling 1.1 million Magtastik and Magnetix Jr.