Overstock.com Recalls High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazards

危险说明 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.

受影响产品

官方描述 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.

事故与伤害 Incidents / Injuries

• Overstock 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.

官方补救措施 Remedy

• Overstock.com will contact each purchasing customer directly to coordinate the recall. Consumers should stop using the recalled high-powered magnet sets immediately, take all associated individual magnets away from children and teenagers, and contact Overstock.com for a full refund.

Options：Refund

消费者联系信息

Overstock.com Inc. at e-mail miscellaneous@overstock.com or online at www.overstock.com for more information.