Safari Ltd. · Recalled
CPSC, Safari Ltd. Announce Recall of Magnet Games
Paint on the magnets metal figures contains amounts of lead that exceed federal standards for children's products. Prolonged exposure to high levels of lead presents a lead poisoning hazard to young children.
- Units
- About 21,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $6
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The magnet games are made up of a black round base, measuring 2.5 inches in diameter, that is magnetic with about 60 small, multi-colored metal figures in the shape of butterflies, frogs or fish. "Made in Taiwan" is imprinted into the black base. Each unit is packaged in a triangle- shaped box with the following identification: Magnetic Butterfly Rainbow Item No. 6652-16, Magnetic Frog Fantasy - Item No. 6653-16, and Magnetic Coral Reef Collage - Item No. 6654-16. The boxes also are labeled in part: "Ages 7 to 70...SAFARI...MADE IN TAIWAN".
The file
- Sold at
- Small toy and gift stores nationwide sold these magnets, from January 1999 through November 1999, for about $6.
- Product type
- Games
- Made in
- Taiwan
- Recalled by
- Safari Ltd., of Miami, Fla.
Incident log
CPSC and Safari Ltd. are not aware of any injuries involving these products.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately remove the metal figures from the magnetic base and discard them.
Consumers should call Safari Ltd. for replacement metal figures at (800) 615-3111 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.