Magnetic ball sets sold online by Walmart have been recalled for posing an “ingestion hazard” to children.
Relax Science Kit 5mm Magnetic Stone Building Blocks with Large Hematite Magnets does not meet federal regulations for magnets, according to an alert from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The spherical magnets, sold online exclusively by Walmart through JoyBuy for about $14, are “stronger than allowed” and one or more fit inside the agency’s small parts cylinder, which is about the size of a dog’s throat. a little boy
“When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets may attract each other or another metal object and lodge in the digestive system,” the CPSC statement reads.
“This can lead to perforations, twisting and/or blockages of the intestines, infections, blood poisoning and death.”
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The colorful set of magnets poses an “ingestion hazard,” the agency said. CPSC The recalled magnets were sold online by Walmart. NurPhoto via Getty Images
In October, child safety organization Tiny Hearts, run by a former paramedic, demonstrated the dangers of swallowing the “strong” but “small” magnets as a warning to parents.
Many parents who watched the educational video “had never thought” about the potential danger magnets present.
The CPSC recommended consumers stop using the recalled magnets, take them away from children, and contact the supplier, Joybuy, for a refund and a shipping label to return the recalled items.
While no injuries have been reported in conjunction with the recall, the CPSC said 2,400 incidents of magnet ingestion were treated in emergency rooms between 2017 and 2021, and there were seven deaths associated with magnet ingestion, five of which they occurred in the USA.
In September, a mother in England shared the warning of her 2-year-old son who swallowed six magnets, burning four holes in his small intestine and requiring emergency surgery to remove them.
Experts have previously warned against small magnets, which have the power to pass through the intestines if swallowed. Kennedy News/Jadelee Berriman Jade Berriman’s toddler accidentally swallowed a group of magnets, resulting in emergency surgery. Kennedy News / Jadelee Berriman
It was a “miracle” that her little daughter was alive, said worried mother Jade Berriman.
“The surgeon said he didn’t know how he had survived so long in so much pain,” the 31-year-old explained. “He said he had taken many magnets from children, but this is the worst he had ever seen in his life.”
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