CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT

When two or more magnets are swallowed, they can link together inside a child's intestines and clamp onto body tissues, causing intestinal obstructions, perforations, sepsis and death. Internal injury from magnets can pose serious lifelong health effects.
Official Consumer Product Safety Recall • April 15, 2013

Toys R Us Recalls High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazards

This recall involves high-powered magnets sets with the brand name Buckyballs. The sets contain 216 silver-colored, spherical rare earth magnets, each about five millimeters in diameter.

Required Consumer Action

Consumers should stop using the recalled high-powered magnet sets immediately, take all associated individual magnets away from children and teenagers and contact Toys R Us as listed above for a full refund. Toys R Us will contact each purchasing customer directly to coordinate the recall. Returns of the magnet sets will not be accepted in stores.

Contact Information

Toys R Us, at (800) 869-7787 from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET on Sundays, or online at www.toysrus.com then click on About Us, then select "Safety" at the top of the page, and then "Click here" under Product Recalls.

Recall Details

Sold At
ToysRUs.com and retailers nationwide from November 2010 through July 2012 for about $40.
Injuries
Toys R Us has received no reports of injuries. CPSC has received 54 reports of incidents involving children ingesting high-powered magnets resulting in 53 reports of medical intervention.
Remedy
Refund
Recall Number
13732

Product Information

Product Name
Buckyballs high-powered magnet sets
Product Type
Magnets
Number of Units
About 60
Imported By
Maxfield & Oberton LLC
Manufactured In
China

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Contact Manufacturer

Use the contact information below to reach out about this recall:

Phone (800) 869-7787
Website www.toysrus.com
Full Contact Information

Toys R Us, at (800) 869-7787 from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET on Sundays, or online at www.toysrus.com, then click on About Us, then select "Safety" at the top of the page, and then "Click here" under Product Recalls.