The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said that magnets in the small flexible parts of the animals, vehicles and building sets can detach.Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or inhaled. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal.The problem has led to many other recalls from this and other brands in the last several months.The CPSC said it received 19 reports of magnets coming loose from building toys, including one report of a 3-year-old boy receiving medical treatment to remove a magnet from his nasal cavity and one report of an 18-month-old boy with a magnet in his mouth, which was not swallowed.The figures were responsible for another 25 reports of problems.This recall of building toys includes several products:
Magtastik Starter Set, Model No. 427
40 Piece Tub, Model No. 468
Magtastik Deluxe Set, Model No. 428
Deluxe New Starter Set, Model No. 467
Primary, Model No. 429
Wonder Coaster, Model No. 465
Primary Starter, Model No. 431
Starter Set New Parts, Model No. 496
Car, Model No. 434
Helicopter, Model No. 435
Wonder Coaster, Model No. 465
Fun Pack, Model No. 448
Jumbo 24 Piece Bag, Model No. 456
Round Bag, Model No. 461
12 Piece Mag Bag, Model No. 462
Target Bucket, Model No. 466
Magnimals - Dog, Model No. 425
Magnimals - Monkey, Model No. 424
Magnimals - Dinosaur, Model No. 426
Magnimals Assortment, Model No. 423
Mag Mobile Assortment, Model No. 433
Magnimals Pet Set, Model No. 436
Magnimals Bonus Pack, Model No. 446
Easter Pack, Model No. 469
Alien, green, Model No. 28170
Robot assortment, Model No. 28198
Robotor Red, Model No. 28171
Vac Metal, Model No. 28327
Flame, orange, Model No. 28172
Gigantor, blue, Model No. 28173
Toyoto the Samurai, purple, Model No. 28164
Sir Lancelot the Knight Gray, Model No. 28165
Vac Metal Assortment, Model No. 28327
Eric the Viking Blue, Model No. 28166
Assortment, Model No. 28254 or 28199
Brutus the Gladiator, yellow, Model No. 28167
4-Pack, Model No. 28175
3-Pack, Model No. 28393
2-Pack,, Model No. 28392
They were sold at Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R Us, K-Mart and other toy stores nationwide from January 2005 through December 2007 for between $10 and $40.Mega Brands said consumers should stop using the toys and return them for a free replacement. For more information, call 800-779-7122 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit MegaBrands.com.
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