Magnetix Magnetic Building Set Recall Expanded Serious Injuries Continue to be Reported to CPSC

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #07164) was formally reported on April 19, 2007. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. The recalling firm is not specified in the federal record. Federal records indicate In excess of 4 million units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: If a child swallows more than one tiny powerful magnet detached from the plastic building pieces or one such magnet and a metallic object, the objects can attract to each other inside the intestines and cause perforatio… Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers should stop using the recalled magnetic sets immediately and contact Mega Brands for a comparable replacement toy. — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 1 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 19 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.