CPSC Bans The Sale Of High Powered Magnets
A child died last year, after accidentally swallowing some parts of a strong magnet set. At least 2,900 children were sent to the emergency room in need of treatment from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2013. Today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have voted 4-0 to ban the sale of any dangerous magnets, similar to Buckyballs.
A former popular toy, Buckyballs, has been banned since 2012, but now all types of strong magnet sets have been banned. Now, if you want to purchase a magnet set similar to Buckyballs, they will have to follow the guidelines of, "Any magnet set sold that contains magnets that fit in the small parts safety test fixture, used to decipher if a product could fit in a child’s mouth, will be required to have a flux index of 50kG2 mm2 or less."
Anyone who does own one of these high powered magnet sets, can receive a refund by visiting www.buckyballsrecall.com or www.magnicube.com.
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