CPSC, Safari Ltd. Announce Recall of Magnet Games

Recalled December 21, 1999 · CPSC recall 00038 · Safari

Hazard

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.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately remove the metal figures from the magnetic base and discard them.

Units

About 21,000

Incidents / injuries

CPSC and Safari Ltd. are not aware of any injuries involving these products.

Description

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".

What to do

Consumers should immediately remove the metal figures from the magnetic base and discard them.

Contact

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.

Product

Magnet games

Imported by

Safari Ltd., of Miami, Fla.

Retailers

Small toy and gift stores nationwide sold these magnets, from January 1999 through November 1999, for about $6.

Made in

Taiwan

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →