A federal safety agency warned this past week that small, powerful magnets have been linked to seven deaths after they were ingested, announcing one company’s voluntary recall of a toy set that ...

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The government took aim at sets of small, high-powered magnets. The brand names include Buckyballs, and Magni-cubes. The Consumer Product Safety Commission wants them off the market. One child has ...

LEIPZIG, GERMANY — Children frequently ingest small magnets from magnetic construction kits, board games, 3D puzzles, figurines, or doll clothing. The consequences can be fatal, warned Felicitas ...

Regulators have issued a recall for high-powered magnetic balls after the US Consumer Product Safety Commission issued several warnings for the toy kits, citing the risk of injury or even death.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission issued several warnings for high-powered magnetic balls in toy sets, after the agency said it was aware of seven deaths linked to swallowing small magnets.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Over the last decade more and more U.S. children have ended up in the emergency room after swallowing magnets, according to new data. "We expected the numbers would be ...

*Clarification: This story has been updated with details on which sales of the magnets are covered by the ban A 13-year-old boy has undergone major surgery after eating 80-100 small magnets purchased ...