Monday's recalled products were sold at toy stores around the US, including Wal-Mart, Target, Toys "R" Us and Kmart between January 2005 and December 2007. In March 2006, Mega Brands recalled 3.8 million Magnetix magnetic building sets because one child died and four others were seriously injured after swallowing tiny magnets in the toys. No incidents involving magnets from the action figures have been reported. If you still have any of these toys, please take advantage of this settlement to get them out of circulation once and for all. The company and commission have received 25 reports of magnets falling out of the figures. It has been almost six years since Kenny died after ingesting magnets from a Magnetix building set and over five years since the first recall. The recall also includes about 1.3 million MagnaMan magnetic action figures. In another, a 3-year-old boy needed medical treatment to remove a magnet from his nasal cavity. In one incident an 18-month-old boy put a magnet in his mouth, but it was not swallowed. The company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have received 19 reports of magnets falling out of these toys. Mega Brands is recalling 1.1 million Magtastik and Magnetix Jr preschool toys. If more than one magnet is swallowed, they can attach to each other and cause intestinal perforation, infection or blockage, which can be fatal. I would imagine that it would still be a safety concern - Id imagine all the Magnetix units were manufactured in the same factory (China). These tiny magnets could fall out of the toys and be swallowed or inhaled by children. Last March, another toy company, Mega Brands Inc., recalled 3.8 million Magnetix magnetic building sets after one child died and four others were seriously injured after swallowing tiny magnets in. On April 19, 2007, the CPSC ordered further. Recalled Magnetix toy with loose magnets. WASHINGTON: Toy distributor Mega Brands Inc recalled about 2.4 million Chinese-made toys on Monday, because small magnets could fall out and cause internal damage. Other brands of magnetic builders, such as Geomag were not recalled.
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