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Adobe Recalls High-Powered Magnets Distributed with Promotional Materials Package (Recall Alert)
When two or more magnets are swallowed, they can link together inside a child's intestines and clamp onto body tissues, causing intestinal obstructions, perforations, sepsis and death. Internal injury from magnets can pose serious lifelong health effects.
- Units
- About 500
- Reports
- 80
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- —
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
This recall involves high-powered magnet sets distributed with Adobe "Effective Collaboration is Magnetic" promotional materials. The promotional materials were distributed in a green box with a black lid and contain 12 high-powered magnets which are magnetically affixed to a laminated green cardboard sheet. The spherical silver magnets are about 5 millimeters in diameter. The text "With Adobe Connect it all just clicks" is printed in a circular shape around the magnets.
The file
- Sold at
- The magnets were distributed nationwide by Adobe as part of a promotional package for their Adobe Connect product during November 2012 at no cost to consumers.
- Product type
- Magnets
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Adobe, of San Jose, Calif.
Incident log
The firm has received no reports of incidents or injuries. CPSC has received 80 reports of incidents involving ingestion of other high-powered magnets, resulting in 79 reports seeking medical intervention.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the magnets and either discard them or contact Adobe for instructions on returning the magnets.
Adobe Recall collect at (503) 382-8500 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, ET or online at www.adobe.com and click on "blog" for more information.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated JUN 07 2013; last revised MAY 23 2014.