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The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC)
announces the following recall
in voluntary cooperation with
the firm below. Consumers should
stop using recalled products
immediately unless otherwise
instructed. |
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Name of product: |
MagnaMan Magnetic Toy Figures |
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Units: |
About 1.3 million |
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Distributor: |
MEGA Brands America Inc.,
of Livingston, New Jersey. |
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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. |
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Incidents/Injuries: |
MEGA Brands and CPSC have
received 25 reports of magnets
coming loose from the figures.
No injuries have been reported. |
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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 accessories.
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Name |
Color |
Model No. |
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Alien |
Green |
28170 |
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Robotor |
Red |
28171 |
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Flame |
Orange |
28172 |
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Gigantor |
Blue |
28173 |
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Toyoto the
Samurai |
Purple |
28164 |
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Sir Lancelot the
Knight |
Gray |
28165 |
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Eric the Viking |
Blue |
28166 |
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Brutus the
Gladiator |
Yellow |
28167 |
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Name |
Model No. |
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RobotAssortment |
28198 |
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Vac Metal |
28327 |
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4-Pack |
28175 |
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3-Pack |
28393 |
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2-Pack |
28392 |
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Vac Metal
Assortment |
28327 |
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Assortment |
28254 or 28199 |
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The model number is printed on
the front of the product's
packaging. |
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Sold at: |
Wal-Mart, Target,
Toys R Us, K-Mart
and other toy stores nationwide
from January 2005 through
December 2007 for about $10. |
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Manufactured in: |
China |
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Remedy: |
Consumers should stop using the
recalled toys immediately and
return them to MEGA Brands for a
free replacement toy. |
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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. |
