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“Magnetic Maze” wooden game boards are recalled due to choking, intestinal and aspiration hazards
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Aug 30, 2010 - 3:32 PM

Recalled magnetic boards

“Magnets are dangerous for young children, not only because they could lodge in a child’s throat or nasal passages, but if two or more magnets are swallowed, they can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages which can be fatal,” Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. said today in light of a new toy recall.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Lakeshore Learning Materials, of Carson, California are enacting a voluntary recall of about 18,500 magnetic maze boards. The wooden boards have a clear plastic sheet that covers small wooden or plastic pieces located inside a maze. A plastic wand containing a magnet in its tip is attached to the board by a cord and is used to move items inside the maze. “Who’s Hiding in the Garden?,” “Who’s Hiding in the Ocean?,” “Magnetic Counting Maze,” “Magnetic Alphabet Board” or “My Community Magnetic Board” are printed at the top of the boards.

The plastic wand can separate and expose a small magnet. Lakeshore has received ten reports of wands separating and magnets detaching. No injuries have been reported.

The boards were sold from January 2009 through May 2010 at Lakeshore Learning Materials stores, its catalogs and online at www.lakeshorelearning.com -- singly or in sets for between $30 and $40.

Consumers should immediately take this toy away from children and contact Lakeshore to receive a free replacement product. For more information, contact Lakeshore Learning Materials at (800) 428-4414 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday - Friday, or visit www.lakeshorelearning.com.

It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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