Magnetic Chess Games Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Magnet Ingestion; Violates Mandatory Standard for Toys; Sold on Amazon by Kaiwenshangpin
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The text below is copied from the official CPSC record. If anything differs, the official notice is correct.
- Company / brand
- Yiwushixiuxiangfushiyouxiangongsi ("Yiwu Xiu Xiang Garment Co., Ltd.") dba Kaiwenshangpin, of China
- Product
- Magnetic Chess Games
- Reason / hazard
- The recalled magnetic chess games violate the mandatory standard for toys because they contain loose magnets posing an ingestion hazard to children. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or other metal objects, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting, and/or blockage of the intestines, blood poisoning and death.
- What to do (remedy)
- Consumers should stop using the recalled magnetic chess games immediately, take them away from children, and dispose of them. To receive a full refund, consumers will be asked to email a photo of the disposal to Kaiwenshangpinrecall@outlook.com.
- Distribution / sold at
- Online at Amazon.com from August 2025 to November 2025 for about $13.
- Description
- This recall involves magnetic chess games with magnets that are small, loose and separable with a strong magnetic flux. The games are sold in a blue box with the words "Magnetic", "Magnetic Chess Piece" and "Intelligence Strategy Game" on the front of the box. The game includes 20 loose magnets, a yellow string, gameplay instructions and a plastic storage bag.
- Injuries
- None reported
- Consumer contact
- Kaiwenshangpin via email at Kaiwenshangpinrecall@outlook.com.
- Images
- ["https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/magnechess-1.png", "https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/magnechess-2.png", "https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/magnechess-3.png"]
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