CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Magnetic Balls Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Ingestion Hazard; Violations of the Federal Regulations for Magnet Toys; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com
CPSC warning 25-240. Announced by CPSC on Apr 24, 2025.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 24, 2025. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
CPSC issued this as a product safety warning, not a recall.
In CPSC’s words: “CPSC issued Notices of Violations to the sellers, Otbar and Leaf Dude Inc., of China, and the manufacturer, Shenzhen Xiaoju Technology Co. Ltd., of China, but the firms have not agreed to recall these magnetic balls or offer a remedy to consumers.”
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote the first line; the words quoted are CPSC’s.
CPSC testing determined the magnets do not comply with the requirements of the mandatory federal regulation for magnet toys because they contain one or more magnets that fit within CPSC’s small parts cylinder. In addition, the magnets are stronger than permitted and pose a risk of serious injury or death if ingested by children.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the magnetic balls immediately and dispose of them or take them to your local recycling facility. Do not sell or give away these hazardous magnets.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones does it cover?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using Shenzhen Xiaoju Technology Company Magnetic Balls. CPSC testing determined the magnets do not comply with the requirements of the mandatory federal regulation for magnet toys because they contain one or more magnets that fit within CPSC’s small parts cylinder. In addition, the magnets are stronger than permitted and pose a risk of serious injury or death if ingested by children.CPSC issued Notices of Violations to the sellers, Otbar and Leaf Dude Inc., of China, and the manufacturer, Shenzhen Xiaoju Technology Co. Ltd., of China, but the firms have not agreed to recall these magnetic balls or offer a remedy to consumers. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract to each other, or to another metal object, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting and/or blockage of the intestines, infection, blood poisoning and death. About 157 magnetic balls sets were sold online at Amazon.com in January 2021 for between $17 and $26. The 5mm diameter magnets were sold in a set of 216 gold balls in the form of a cube. The sets were sold encased in a clear plastic case and a portable tin storage box. These products were manufactured in China.CPSC urges consumers to stop using the magnetic balls immediately and dispose of them or take them to your local recycling facility. Do not sell or give away these hazardous magnets.Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
Shenzhen Xiaoju Technology Company Magnetic Balls.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Shenzhen Xiaoju Technology Co. Ltd., China.
- About 157 magnetic balls sets were sold online at Amazon.com in January 2021 for between $17 and $26. The 5mm diameter magnets were sold in a set of 216 gold balls in the form of a cube. The sets were sold encased in a clear plastic case and a portable tin storage box.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product safety warnings.
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 25, 2026.