Toys R Us Recalls High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazards
Source: CPSC Recall #13732
Recall Date
2013-04-15
Manufacturer
Maxfield & Oberton LLC
Units Affected
About 60
Products Involved
Buckyballs high-powered magnet sets
Hazard
When two or more magnets are swallowed, they can link together inside a child's intestines and clamp onto body tissues, causing intestinal obstructions, perforations, sepsis and death. Internal injury from magnets can pose serious lifelong health effects.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using the recalled high-powered magnet sets immediately, take all associated individual magnets away from children and teenagers and contact Toys R Us as listed above for a full refund. Toys R Us will contact each purchasing customer directly to coordinate the recall. Returns of the magnet sets will not be accepted in stores.
Reported Injuries
Toys R Us has received no reports of injuries. CPSC has received 54 reports of incidents involving children ingesting high-powered magnets resulting in 53 reports of medical intervention.
Sold At
ToysRUs.com and retailers nationwide from November 2010 through July 2012 for about $40.
Manufactured In
China
Full Recall Description
This recall involves high-powered magnets sets with the brand name Buckyballs. The sets contain 216 silver-colored, spherical rare earth magnets, each about five millimeters in diameter.
Data source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) via SaferProducts.gov.
For the most current recall information, check directly with CPSC or the manufacturer.
Last verified: 2026-03-28