Six Retailers Announce Recall of Buckyballs and Buckycubes High-Powered Magnet S...
Reason for Recall / Hazard
These products contain defects in the design, warnings and instructions, which pose a substantial risk of injury and death to children and teenagers.
Product Description & Identification
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.
Affected Products
Buckyballs and Buckycubes high-powered magnet sets
Additional Source Details
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| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2013/Six-Retailers-Announce-Recall-of-Buckyballs-and-Buckycubes-High-Powered-Magnet-Sets |
| Title | Six Retailers Announce Recall of Buckyballs and Buckycubes High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazard |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2013.13168.1-13168%2520Assorted%2520Buckyballs%2520LARGE.jpg |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Buckyballs sets |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2013.13168.1-13168%2520Assorted%2520Buckyballs%2520B.jpg |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Buckyballs sets |
| Images › 3 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2013.13168.1-13168%2520Assorted%2520Buckyballs%2520C.jpg |
| Images › 3 › Caption | Buckycubes sets |
| Hazards › Name | These products contain defects in the design, warnings and instructions, which pose a substantial risk of injury and death to children and teenagers. |
| Injuries › Name | CPSC has received 54 reports of children and teens ingesting this product, with 53 of these requiring medical interventions. |
| Products › Name | Buckyballs and Buckycubes high-powered magnet sets |
| Products › Type | High-Powered Magnets |
| Products › Category I D | 68406 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About three million sets |
| Recall I D | 1357 |
| Remedies › Name | 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. |
| Importers › Name | Maxfield & Oberton LLC, of New York, N.Y. |
| Retailers › Name | U.S. retail stores nationwide and online since 2010 for between $5 and $100. |
| Recall Date | 2013-04-12T00:00:00 |
| 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. |
| Recall Number | 13168 |
| Consumer 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 |
| Last Publish Date | 2015-12-01T00:00:00 |