Overstock.com Recalls High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazards
Recall Overview
| Recall Date | |
|---|---|
| Product | Buckyballs high-powered magnet sets |
| Units | 539 |
| Hazards | 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. |
| Remedies | Overstock.com will contact each purchasing customer directly to coordinate the recall. Consumers should stop using the recalled high-powered magnet sets immediately, take all associated individual magnets away from children and teenagers, and contact Overstock.com for a full refund. |
Details
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.
Consumer Contact
Overstock.com Inc. at e-mail [email protected] or online at www.overstock.com for more information.
