Nanospheres Magnetic Desk Toys
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Kringles Toys and Gifts is recalling Nanospheres, a desk toy containing 231 small powerful magnets sold exclusively on Amazon.com. The product consists of individual magnets approximately 5mm in diameter packaged in a circular metal canister about 2.5 inches in diameter and 1.5 inches tall with a black and blue label. The magnets are silver, gold, or black in color.
If two or more of these magnets are swallowed, they can link together inside a child's intestines and clamp onto body tissues, potentially causing intestinal obstructions, perforations, sepsis, and death. Internal injuries from the magnets can also result in serious lifelong health effects. Affected consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact the company to arrange for return and a full refund.
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If 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.
Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact the company to arrange for return and a full refund.
The products were sold for use as an adult novelty item or desk toy with appropriate hazard warnings and stating the intended age level as 14 years and older. Nanospheres is a mass of 231 small powerful magnets that are either silver, gold or black in color. Each magnet is about 5mm in diameter. The magnets come in a circular metal canister approximately 2.5 inches in diameter and 1.5 inches tall with a black and blue label displaying the product name "Nanospheres."
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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