John Nagle 18:46, (UTC) Reply My sister just received a set for Christmas. I also live in the state that it happened, and work at a retailer and have seen the recall notice.- Puremicros 18:10, (UTC) Reply The CPSC recall notice says "All Magnetix Magnetic Building Sets", so I changed it to use that language exactly. That is why you can still find them on toy store shelves. Hi, I just changed the wording from 'all' sets to reflect the truth that not all of the sets are recalled, just the more expensive building sets. John Nagle 01:50, 6 April 2006 (UTC) Reply The hazard comes from swallowing more than one high-powered magnet, apparently. The balls themselves are apparently just plain steel, and relatively harmless. If you read the litigation press release, you'll see that the reported issue involves the little magnets coming loose from the plastic. However, it's my understanding that the child swallowed the metal balls and not the tiny magnets therefore I took out my "poorly constructed" line. On inspection of the (boxed) toys, it appears that the metal balls (they looked about marble-sized) are supposed to be loose, although the magnetic pieces shown in your pic probably aren't. I went to Toys R Us and saw a whole aisle of these toys still on shelves (and this is in the state that the fatality happened in!), so it's safe to say that they're still being sold. John Nagle 04:52, 4 April 2006 (UTC) Reply See the tiny magnets embedded in the plastic? Apparently those come loose, get swallowed, and cause serious trouble. I've heard that the magnetic balls weren't supposed to come off from some sources others say they were intended to come off. I'd welcome info from kids or their parents on what these toys were supposed to do. John Nagle 02:47, 4 April 2006 (UTC) Reply Feel free to update the article as further news develops. See the "Company failing to comply with recall" reference, to the Washington Post, in the article. Furthermore, I've seen some knock-off Magnetix showing up at various $1 shops. from September 2003 through March 2006." But I've also heard that they are still being sold and only certain kits have been recalled. This is what I've been reading in the press "Magnetix is a construction toy imported and sold by RoseArt Industries Inc.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |