| Product name |
Design Ideas and Neatlife Rubber Ducky Magnets, and Design Ideas Blowfish and Splat Magnets |
| Description |
This recall involves miniature office and refrigerator magnets sold in the shape of a duck, blowfish and a splat. A small magnet is affixed to the underside of the brightly colored plastic objects which were sold in sets of four or six. Model number 3205121 (duck), 993205114 (duck), 3205122 (blowfish) or 3205078 (splat) is printed on the bottom of the packaging. "Magnets" and the Design Ideas' logo are printed on the front of the package. |
| Problem |
The small magnets can easily detach from the product. If swallowed, magnets 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. |
| Distribution |
Rubber ducky magnets were sold at Nordstrom's Rack stores, novelty and gift stores, book stores and art stores nationwide for about $10. Blowfish magnets were sold at novelty and gift stores, book stores and art stores nationwide for about $10. Splat magnets were sold at CB2 stores, novelty and gift stores, office supply stores and art stores nationwide for about $10. |
| Company |
Design Ideas 800-426-6394; Web site www.designideas.net |
| Dates sold |
Rubber ducky magnets-March 2007 through September 2013; Blowfish magnets-March 2007 through March 2011; Splat magnets-November 2012 to February 2014. |
| Date posted |
03/07/2014 |
| Additional information |
For additional information, visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission news release at www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Design-Ideas-Recalls-Magnets/. |
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