Magnetic Jewelry an Overlooked Danger The federal government brands magnets in toys a deadly hazard to children because the tiny, powerful objects can fall out and cause serious, even fatal, internal injuries when swallowed. Yet the Consumer Product Safety Commission has not taken steps to regulate even more powerful magnets when they are sold in [...]
Toy Magnets Are Harming Kids, They need to be banned — for good Toy Magnets Are Harming Kids - Over the course of little more than a month, we removed 54 tiny toy magnets from the digestive systems of four children. They were lucky: Despite invasive procedures and operations to repair holes in their intestines, [...]
Health Warnings: Beware of Powerful Magnets in Children's Toys Powerful Magnets in Children's Toys - Parents and child caregivers should be aware that unexplained vomiting, abdominal pain, and fever can sometimes be caused by ingestion of small, high powered magnets. Canadian pediatricians discuss this issue at length in an early 2018 issue of the Canadian [...]