CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Honestcoolstore Magnetic Balls Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Magnet Ingestion; Violates Mandatory Standard for Toys
CPSC warning 26-039. Announced by CPSC on Oct 23, 2025.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 23, 2025. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 1,600 units, as CPSC gives them
- Not said injuries, in the notice
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.
CPSC warns people about a product this way when there is no recall of it. What’s wrong and what to do are below, in CPSC’s words.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
The magnetic balls violate the mandatory standard for toys because they 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 ball sets immediately and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous magnetic ball sets.
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 Honestcoolstore’s magnetic balls. The magnetic balls violate the mandatory standard for toys because they are stronger than permitted and pose a risk of serious injury or death if ingested by 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.CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the seller, Erdfvbvb, of China, doing business as Honestcoolstore. The firm has been unresponsive to CPSC requests for a recall. About 1,600 magnetic ball sets were sold online on Amazon from November 2024 through July 2025 for about $35. The magnetic balls may have also been sold by various third-party sellers and on other websites. The 3 mm (0.1 inch) magnets were sold in sets of 1,010 multi-colored balls that are separable and have a strong magnetic flux. The magnets are packaged in a clear, plastic box and have “Building Magnet-Balls Toys” printed on the front of the packaging. These products were manufactured in China.CPSC urges consumers to stop using the magnetic ball sets immediately and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous magnetic ball sets.Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
About 1,600 units, as CPSC gives them.
Honestcoolstore’s magnetic balls.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- The notice names no firm.
- Amazon from November 2024 through July 2025 for about $35. The magnetic balls may have also been sold by various third-party sellers and on other websites.
- 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.