10 million Chinese-made magnets recalled due to fatal risks

Magnets are common small parts in daily life , and many children like to use them as toys. Most of these magnets are small in size, and young children lack certain judgment ability. If they are accidentally ingested, it may cause great risks to the human body.

Yesterday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a mandatory recall of approximately 10 million magnets sold individually or in sets. This mandatory recall involves all Zen magnets and Neoballs magnets. These high-powered 5mm spherical magnets are manufactured in China and are currently sold online on the Neoballs website and ZenMagnets website , as well as some Colorado retailers .

CPSC believes that when two or more high-power magnets are accidentally or intentionally swallowed, the swallowed magnets will attract each other or another metal object and get stuck in the human digestive system. This may cause intestinal perforation, intestinal obstruction, infection, and blood poisoning, which can even be fatal in severe cases.

According to the CPSC report, two children have required surgery to remove part of their intestines after ingesting Zen Magnets . The CPSC has also learned of other reports of children and adolescents ingesting high-power magnets and requiring surgery . In addition , a 19-month-old girl died after ingesting similar high-power magnets. This shows that this type of magnet can cause great harm to the human body after being accidentally ingested .

There is no information on the sale of the above-mentioned brand products on Amazon and other commonly used e-commerce platforms , but there are many similar products , including magnetic balls, magnetic toys, strong magnets, etc., and many products have achieved good sales. When browsing these magnet products, the editor found that only a very small number of merchants added safety warning information in the product description.

Children's safety is an issue that every country takes very seriously . In addition to magnets, small parts such as glass balls, thumb tacks, buttons, etc. are also prone to the risk of children swallowing them intentionally or accidentally. Sellers of related products must pay more attention when conducting sales activities. They can add relevant safety warning information in product descriptions or on product packaging to avoid affecting subsequent operations due to potential risks.

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