Retailers Recall Buckyballs and Buckycubes
by CPSC Blogger buckyballs high-powered magnets magnet recall[post_thumbnail]
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Apr 12
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Updated: Sept. 4, 2012
In late August, CPSC voted to begin rulemaking to address the serious risks posed by hazardous, high-powered magnet sets. You will have 75 days to comment to the agency about the rulemaking. Your comments are due to CPSC by Nov. 19.
CPSC staff briefed the commission about the magnet hazards at an open meeting on Thursday, Aug. 9.
Between 2009 and 2011, our staff estimates that there were 1,700 cases treated in hospital emergency rooms nationwide (…)
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Aug 27
Small High-Powered Magnets: A Very Serious Hazard to Children
by CPSC Blogger children magnet ingestion magnets[post_thumbnail]Small high-powered magnets swallowed by children are like a bullet hole in the body with no entry or exit wound, say doctors who have surgically removed magnets from children’s bodies.
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Aug 8
High-Powered Magnets + Swallowing by Kids = Deadly
by CPSC Blogger jewelry magnets swallow teens tweensA clump of little round magnets can relieve stress. They are addictive to play with. Just ask anyone who has held them. Folks, they are for adults only – really!
High-powered magnets pose a serious risk to children. These magnets are so powerful that tweens and teens are using them to create jewelry, such as nose and tongue piercings or studs. So, when you manage to wrangle a conversation out of your teens, make sure they know what their bodies look like with magnets trapped inside.
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Nov 10