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Overstock.com Recalls High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazards is CPSC recall #13731, announced on April 15, 2013. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves high-powered magnets sets with the brand name Buckyballs. The sets contain 216 silver-colored, spherical rare earth magnets, each about five millimeters in diameter. The remedy is overstock.com will contact each purchasing customer directly to coordinate the recall. consumers should stop using the recalled high-powered magnet sets immediately, take all associated individual magnets away from children and teenagers, and contact overstock.com for a full refund.. Affected brand: Maxfield & Oberton LLC.
This recall involves high-powered magnets sets with the brand name Buckyballs. The sets contain 216 silver-colored, spherical rare earth magnets, each about five millimeters in diameter.
Affected products
Buckyballs high-powered magnet sets
Recalled brands
Maxfield & Oberton LLC
Remedy
Overstock.com will contact each purchasing customer directly to coordinate the recall. Consumers should stop using the recalled high-powered magnet sets immediately, take all associated individual magnets away from children and teenagers, and contact Overstock.com for a full refund.
Recall date
April 15, 2013
CPSC recall #13731 covers Overstock.com Recalls High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazards, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on April 15, 2013. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves high-powered magnets sets with the brand name Buckyballs. The sets contain 216 silver-colored, spherical rare earth magnets, each about five millimeters in diameter.
The CPSC remedy for recall #13731 is overstock.com will contact each purchasing customer directly to coordinate the recall. consumers should stop using the recalled high-powered magnet sets immediately, take all associated individual magnets away from children and teenagers, and contact overstock.com for a full refund.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2013/Overstock-Recalls-High-Powered-Magnet-Sets. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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