CPSC Recall in 2013: High Powered Magnet Balls Recalled by SCS Direct Due to Risk of Ingestion; Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 13-112

Date: January 30, 2013

Product Name: Magnet Balls® Manipulative Magnet Sets

Recall Description:

  If two or more magnets are swallowed they can link together inside a child's intestines. Internal injury from magnets can pose serious lifelong health effects.  

Hazard Description:

When two or more magnets are swallowed, they can link together inside a child's intestines and clamp onto body tissues, causing intestinal obstructions, perforations, sepsis and death. Internal injury from magnets can pose serious lifelong health effects.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 106,000

Incidents:

No incidents or injuries have been reported to SCS Direct. CPSC has received 80 reports of incidents involving ingestion of other high powered magnets, resulting in 79 reports seeking medical intervention.

Sold At:

Amazon.com from August 2010 through May 2012 for about $20.

Manufactured In:

China