Magnetix Toy Violation Leads To Penalty
April 18, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Product Recalls
We’ve talked about the dangers of Magnetix, and about the recalls here on Play Library before. Now the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Mega Brands will pay a $1.1 million civil penalty for failing to provide necessary information on the potential hazards the toy poses to children.
The recalls and problems have been going on for a couple years, and involves over 1500 complaints of magnets falling out of their holders. Even though several of the building sets have been recalled, many have not been returned by consumers and are still out there causing a potential hazard. If …read more
Another Magnetix Toy Recall
May 20, 2007 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under Children's Toys, News and Links about Children's Things
As is quite evident from the many comments that Hsien received on this post, many Play Library readers are very concerned about the Magnetix toys and the hazards involved with swallowing magnetic parts of the toys.
It seems that there is yet another massive recall of older Magnetix toys about to occur. ImediNews reports the following:
Mega Brands Inc. has revealed it will institute a worldwide recall of older Megnetix toys in light of a recent Chicago Tribune investigation.
The Tribune said Saturday that based on its recent investigative series into the controversial toys, the international manufacturer announced that all older versions …read more
