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Strong Magnets are a Risk for Children

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is considering a ban on high-powered magnet sets. This summer the CPSC sued New York-based Maxfield and Oberton, the maker of the Buckyball desktop toys, to stop their sales. The finger-fidget toys are designed for adults, but CPSC said it was seeing too many injuries involving children. Maxfield announced […]

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is considering a ban on high-powered magnet sets. This summer the CPSC sued New York-based Maxfield and Oberton, the maker of the Buckyball desktop toys, to stop their sales. The finger-fidget toys are designed for adults, but CPSC said it was seeing too many injuries involving children. Maxfield announced last month it would stop making the Buckyball series. 

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