Recall of Rose Art Magnetix Building Sets

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in co-operation with Rose Art Industries Inc., announced a voluntary recall of all Magnetix Building Sets. These Magnetix Building Sets contain tiny magnets within the plastic building pieces, which are liable to fall out at any time. Small children are at an enormous risk of swallowing the magnets, which can cause intestinal blockage or perforation, as the magnets attract each other.

There have been 34 known incidents, in which small magnets were the culprits. Out of the incidents, 1 was fatal, and involved the death of a 20 month boy. The little boy had swallowed a magnet which twisted his small intestine and blocked it. There have also been reports of four other serious injuries. One 5 year old child actually inhaled 2 magnets and had to undergo surgery to remove the magnets from his lungs.

Due to the various incidents, all Magnetix magnetic building sets have been recalled. The recall includes the X-treme Combo, Micro, and Extreme sets. According to the recall notice from the CPSC, the sets contain 20 to 200 plastic building pieces and 20 to 100 1/2-inch diameter steel balls. The building pieces are red, yellow, blue and green, and are shaped in 1 1/2-inch squares, 1-inch triangles and cylinder rods. Some plastic building pieces have “Magnetix” imprinted on them.

Parents should immediately take away the Magnetix building sets away from their kids and return them to Rose Art for a free replacement product safe for kids under the age of 6.

For additional information, contact Rose Art at (800) 779-7122 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit Rose Art’s Web site at www.roseart.com