{"id":18197,"date":"2024-01-01T04:57:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T23:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/magnetic-balls-sold-by-walmart-recalled-due-to-choking-and-injury-risks-to-kids\/"},"modified":"2024-01-01T04:57:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T23:27:27","slug":"magnetic-balls-sold-by-walmart-recalled-due-to-choking-and-injury-risks-to-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/magnetic-balls-sold-by-walmart-recalled-due-to-choking-and-injury-risks-to-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnetic balls sold by Walmart recalled due to choking and injury risks to kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>High-powered magnetic balls sold by Walmart are being recalled because similar products have led to serious injuries and even death for children who swallowed them.<\/p>\n<p>The recall involves 5 millimeter multicolored magnetic balls sold in 216-piece sets sold in a clear, plastic case and a portable tin storage box, according to the recall notice posted Thursday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract to each other, or to another metal object, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting and\/or blockage of the intestines, infection, blood poisoning and death,&#8221; the agency stated.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The CPSC estimates 2,400 magnet ingestions were treated in hospital emergency departments from 2017 through 2021. CPSC is aware of seven deaths from ingesting magnets, including two outside the U.S.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"relax5mm-lg-hematite-0.png \" height=\"588\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/12\/29\/91d1fd38-419c-4c53-b2c5-3e3593029cf3\/thumbnail\/620x588\/25b09366847c9480b7ff5a6625593a8b\/relax5mm-lg-hematite-0.png?v=5382e209c94ee904b3a96a69f8ca0ce0 1x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Recalled Relax Magnetic Balls Cube.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>About 4,240 of the recalled Relax Magnetic Balls were sold exclusively online at Walmart.com from February 2022 through April 2023 for between $14 and $15. Made in China, the product was sold through Joybuy Marketplace Express.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those who purchased the recalled magnetic balls can contact Joybuy for a pre-paid label to return the product for a refund.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers can call the company collect at 302-426-4543 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific, Monday through Friday. It can also be reached by email at\u00a0oversea-service@jd.com, or online at\u00a0<br \/>https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/seller\/16214.<\/p>\n<p>The recall comes after the CPSC this month issued a series of warnings\u00a0about toy magnet sets and the potentially grave danger they present to children who ingest them.<\/p>\n<p>In August, the agency\u00a0warned consumers to stop using another magnetic ball set sold online at Walmart.com for about $30. The agency cautioned the public after the product&#8217;s seller, Guanjia Trade Co. of China, did not respond to the agency&#8217;s request for a recall.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n    Kate Gibson<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Kate Gibson is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch in New York.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"soft-login-gate\" class=\"lazyload soft-login-gate\" data-soft-login-gate-options=\"{\" url=\"\" data-smart-banner-options=\"{\" cookiename=\"\" data-component=\"[\" soft-login-gate=\"\">\n<p>Thanks for reading CBS NEWS. <\/p>\n<p>Create your free account or log in <br \/>for more features.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] High-powered magnetic balls sold by Walmart are being recalled because similar products have led to serious injuries and even death for children who swallowed them. 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