Small Magnets Are Injuring Children CPSC Releases Stronger Warning to Parents Magnetix Magnetic Building Set Recall Expanded ET Monday through Friday, or visit their website. If you think you may have an affected Magnetix set, contact Mega Brands at (800) 779-7122 between 8 a.m. The magnets become trapped in the body and can twist or pinch the intestine, causing holes, blockage and infection in the intestine or blood poisoning. But with magnets this is often not the case. When this happens, parents and physicians may think that the materials will pass through the child. Parents, who may snub Fisher-Price toys, Barbie dollhouses and Mega Brands' Magnetix that have been the subject of recent recalls, will want alternatives for their children, experts say.
If two or more magnets, two or more magnet components, or a magnet and another metal object are swallowed separately, they can attract to one another through intestinal walls. Magnets have already been responsible for five CPSC recalls in the past year spanning over eight million items. The CPSC has also issued a general warning that small magnets are a serious health risk for children. Sets manufactured after Mabearing a warning about the magnets are not included in the recall. The recalled sets contain over 250 plastic building pieces. At least 1,500 incidents of magnets separating from the building pieces have been reported.
Emergency surgical intervention was needed in all but one case. To date, CPSC and Mega Brands are aware of one death, one aspiration and 27 intestinal injuries. Mega Brands is recalling 4 million Magnetix Magnetic Building Sets over concerns that children may ingest small magnets that can detach from the sets.
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