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Product name Magnetic tic tac toe games
Description This recall involves a magnetic tic tac toe 10 x 10 inch plywood board with nine X and Heart game pieces. The game pieces have a magnet on the back. Model number 234-25-1089 is printed on the bottom right corner of the product. 
Problem The magnets can come off the tic tac toe game pieces, posing a choking hazard. In addition, when two or more magnets are swallowed, they can link together inside the intestines and clamp onto body tissues, causing intestinal obstructions, perforations, sepsis and death. Internal injury from magnets can pose serious lifelong health effects. 
Distribution Sold Exclusively At: Target stores nationwide for about $5. 
Company Target 800-440-0680; web site www.target.com 
Dates sold December 2016 through February 2017 
Date posted 03/30/2017 
Additional information For additional information, visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission news release at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Target-Recalls-Magnetic-Tic-Tac-Toe-Games 
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