Six Retailers Announce Recall of Buckyballs and Buckycubes High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazard
CPSC Recall Notice
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) — official agency notice for recall CPSC-1357.
Imported by Maxfield & Oberton LLC, of New York, N.Y., Buckyballs and Buckycubes consist of sets of numerous, small, high-powered magnets. These sets vary in the number of magnets included and come in a variety of colors. Individual magnets in the set are about 5 millimeters in diameter. Individual magnets in Buckyballs are spherical and individual magnets in Buckycubes are cube-shaped. Retailers Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath & Beyond, Brookstone, certain Hallmark retailers, Marbles the Brain Store, and ThinkGeek have agreed to participate because Maxfield & Oberton has refused to participate in the recall of all Buckyballs and Buckycubes.
Corrective Action (per CPSC)
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) — official agency notice for recall CPSC-1357.
Consumers should take the high-powered magnet sets and all associated individual magnets away from children and teenagers and contact the retailer from which they purchased the product to obtain instructions for their remedy.
✅ What you should do
- Stop using the product if you own it.
- Check the model number, lot code, or sell-by date against the recall notice above.
- Contact U.s. Retail Stores Nationwide And Online Since 2010 For Between $5 And $100. or the retailer where you bought it for a refund, replacement, or repair.
- For the most current official instructions, visit the CPSC recall page.
- If you've been hurt by this product, report the incident to CPSC.
Consumer Contact (per CPSC)
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) — official agency notice for recall CPSC-1357.
Barnes & Noble, toll-free at (855) 592-2993 , www.barnesandnoble.com Bed Bath & Beyond, toll-free at (800) 462-3966, www.bedbathandbeyond.com Brookstone, toll-free at (866) 576-7337 or online at www.brookstone.com Participating Hallmark retailers, toll-free at (800) 425-5627 or online at www.hallmark.com/recall-product/ Marbles the Brain Store, toll-free at (877) 527-2460 or online at www.marblesthebrainstore.com ThinkGeek, toll-free at (888) 433-5788 or online at www.thinkgeek.com/buckyballs/index.shtml
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U.s. Retail Stores Nationwide And Online Since 2010 For Between $5 And $100. Recall FAQ
U.s. Retail Stores Nationwide And Online Since 2010 For Between $5 And $100. is the subject of a consumer products recall: Six Retailers Announce Recall of Buckyballs and Buckycubes High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazard. The notice was published on April 12, 2013 by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Approximately 0 units are potentially affected.