“Zen Magnets” or “Neoballs” is printed on the packaging. Neoballs were sold in sets in the following colors: silver, gold, red, orange, green, red, blue and purple. With respect to the sets, Zen Magnets were sold in sets of 72 and 216 with 6 spares, and 1,728 with 8 spares. The recalled magnets were sold at and and certain Colorado retailers for between $12 and $264 per set, or individually for 6 to 10 cents per magnet.
Even teenagers, who generally can be trusted not to put small objects in their mouth, have ingested high-powered magnets while trying to simulate tongue, lip and nose piercings. hospital emergency departments, mostly involving children ages 11 months to 16 years old, according to a separate warning issued by the CPSC to parents and caregivers on the same day as the recall. and at least 4,500 cases of small magnet ingestion treated in U.S. In addition, the CPSC is aware of other reports of children and teenagers ingesting high-powered magnets and requiring surgery, including a 19-month-girl who died after ingesting similar high-powered magnets.īetween 20, there were two deaths in the U.S. Surgery is often required to remove the magnets, along with parts of the intestines and bowels.Īccording to the recall notice, Zen Magnets is aware of two children who ingested Zen Magnets and required surgery. This can result in perforations, twisting and/or blockage of the intestines, infection, blood poisoning and death. When two or more of these magnets are swallowed, they are attracted to each other, or to another metal object, and become lodged in the digestive system. They are high-powered 5 mm spherical magnets, made from the rare-earth element neodymium. The magnets, distributed by Zen Magnets of Denver, Colorado, were sold individually and in magnet sets beginning in January 2009. On August 17, 2021, the CPSC announced the recall of about 10 million Zen Magnets and Neoballs magnets, citing the serious risk of severe internal injuries that these magnets pose if swallowed. government agency charged with product safety against a manufacturer of dangerous magnetic balls made from rare-earth magnets, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has taken the rare step of forcing a mandatory recall. In the culmination of a nearly decade-long battle that pitted the U.S.
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