Six Retailers Announce Buckyballs and Buckycubes recall: Ingestion Hazard
Six Retailers Announce Recall of Buckyballs and Buckycubes High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazard
Why was Six Retailers Announce Buckyballs and Buckycubes recalled?
These products contain defects in the design, warnings and instructions, which pose a substantial risk of injury and death to children and teenagers.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should take the high-powered magnet sets and all associated individual magnets away from children and teenagers and contact the retailer from which they purchased the product to obtain instructions for their remedy. Contact: Barnes & Noble, toll-free at (855) 592-2993 , www.barnesandnoble.com Bed Bath & Beyond, toll-free at (800) 462-3966, www.bedbathandbeyond.com Brookstone, toll-free at (866) 576-7337 or online at www.brookstone.com Participating Hallmark retailers, toll-free at (800) 425-5627 or online at www.hallmark.com/recall-product/ Marbles the Brain Store, toll-free at (877) 527-2460 or online at www.marblesthebrainstore.com ThinkGeek, toll-free at (888) 433-5788 or online at www.thinkgeek.com/buckyballs/index.shtml
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Buckyballs and Buckycubes high-powered magnet sets
- Company
- Maxfield & Oberton LLC, of New York, N.Y.
- Quantity
- About three million sets
- Sold at
- U.S. retail stores nationwide and online since 2010 for between $5 and $100.
- Recall date
- April 12, 2013
- Incidents / injuries
- CPSC has received 54 reports of children and teens ingesting this product, with 53 of these requiring medical interventions.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
Imported by Maxfield & Oberton LLC, of New York, N.Y., Buckyballs and Buckycubes consist of sets of numerous, small, high-powered magnets. These sets vary in the number of magnets included and come in a variety of colors. Individual magnets in the set are about 5 millimeters in diameter. Individual magnets in Buckyballs are spherical and individual magnets in Buckycubes are cube-shaped. Retailers Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath & Beyond, Brookstone, certain Hallmark retailers, Marbles the Brain Store, and ThinkGeek have agreed to participate because Maxfield & Oberton has refused to participate in the recall of all Buckyballs and Buckycubes.