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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
March 17, 2008
Release #08-222 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800)
779-7122
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
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MEGA Brands Recalls
MagnaMan Magnetic Action Figures; Ingested
Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal
Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, in cooperation with the
firm named below, today announced a
voluntary recall of the following consumer
product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless
otherwise instructed.
Name of Product:
MagnaMan Magnetic Toy Figures
Units:
About 1.3 million
Distributor: MEGA Brands America
Inc., of Livingston, N.J.
Hazard: Small magnets inside the
figures can detach. Magnets found by young
children can be swallowed or aspirated. If
more than one magnet is swallowed, the
magnets can attract each other and cause
intestinal perforations or blockages, which
can be fatal.
Incidents/Injuries: MEGA Brands
and CPSC have received 25 reports of magnets
coming loose from the figures. No injuries
have been reported.
Description: The recalled MagnaMan
magnetic toys are figures that have body
parts that attach with magnets. They come in
either a “Futuristic Warrior” or “Ancient
Warrior” theme. Each figure comes with three
accessori es.
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Name |
Color |
Model # |
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Name |
Model # |
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Alien |
Green |
28170 |
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Robot Assortment |
28198 |
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Robotor |
Red |
28171 |
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Vac Metal |
28327 |
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Flame |
Orange |
28172 |
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4-Pack |
28175 |
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Gigantor |
Blue |
28173 |
|
3-Pack |
28393 |
|
Toyoto the
Samurai |
Purple |
28164 |
|
2-Pack |
28392 |
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Sir Lancelot the
Knight |
Gray |
28165 |
|
Vac Metal
Assortment |
28327 |
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Eric the Viking |
Blue |
28166 |
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Assortment |
28254 or 28199 |
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Brutus the
Gladiator |
Yellow |
28167 |
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The model number is printed on the front
of the product’s packaging.
Sold at: Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R
Us, K-Mart and other toy stores nationwide
from January 2005 through December 2007 for
about $10.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should stop
using the recalled toys immediately and
return them to MEGA Brands for a free
replacement toy.
Consumer Contact: For additional
information, contact MEGA Brands at (800)
779-7122 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday
through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site
at
www.megabrands.com
 Consumers
can also view a
video clip
(transcript) about this recall. This is
in
"streaming video" format.
CPSC is
still interested in receiving incident or
injury reports that are either directly
related to this product recall or involve a
different hazard with the same product.
Please tell us about it by visiting
https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission is charged with protecting the
public from unreasonable risks of serious
injury or death from thousands of types of
consumer products under the agency's
jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to
protecting consumers and families from
products that pose a fire, electrical,
chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's
work to ensure the safety of consumer
products - such as toys, cribs, power tools,
cigarette lighters, and household chemicals
- contributed significantly to the decline
in the rate of deaths and injuries
associated with consumer products over the
past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a
product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline
at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter
at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail
subscription list, please go to
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx.
Consumers can obtain recall and
general safety information by logging on to
CPSC's Web site at
www.cpsc.gov.
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