CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT

The small magnets can easily detach from the product. If swallowed, magnets 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 • March 6, 2014

Design Ideas Recalls Magnets Due to Risk of Ingestion

This recall involves miniature office and refrigerator magnets sold in the shape of a duck, blowfish and a splat. A small magnet is affixed to the underside of the brightly colored plastic objects which were sold in sets of four or six. Model number 3205121 (duck), 993205114 (duck), 3205122 (blowfish) or 3205078 (splat) is printed on the bottom of the packaging. "Magnets" and the Design Ideas logo are printed on the front of the package.

Required Consumer Action

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled magnets place them out of reach of children and contact Design Ideas for a refund.

Contact Information

Design Ideas at (800) 426-6394 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at and www.designideas.net and click on "Safety Notices and Patents" for more information.

Recall Details

Sold At
Rubber ducky magnets were sold at Nordstrom's Rack stores, novelty and gift stores, book stores and art stores nationwide from March 2007 through September 2013 for about $10. Blowfish magnets were sold at novelty and gift stores, book stores and art stor
Injuries
None reported.
Recall Number
14126

Product Information

Product Name
Design Ideas® and Neatlife® Rubber Ducky Magnets, and Design Idea® Blowfish and Splat Magnets
Product Type
Magnets
Number of Units
About 21,700 Rubber Ducky Magnets, 3,200 Blowfish Magnets and 2,000 Splat Magnets
Distributed By
Design Ideas Ltd., of Springfield, Ill.
Manufactured In
China

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Contact Manufacturer

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

Phone (800) 426-6394
Website www.designideas.net
Full Contact Information

Design Ideas at (800) 426-6394 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at and www.designideas.net and click on "Safety Notices and Patents" for more information.