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13 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 11, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 13reports to CPSC
  • Nov 11, 2024the latest report was made
  • Dec 7, 2018the earliest
  • 13with the company’s comments
Brand
Speks
Maker
Retrospective Goods LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Building setsCPSC’s product type: Building Sets (code 1345), in Toys & Children: Toys
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)

“SPEKS Magnet balls” and “Speks: The Original Magnetic Ball Desk Toy.”

By month

3 reports from December 2023 to November 2024; the most in November 2024, 1. 10 earlier reports, since December 2018, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
November 20241
September 20241
December 20231
November 20231
November 20211
August 20211
July 20212
June 20211
March 20211
July 20201
October 20191
December 20181

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hospital admission 10 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
  • Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  • Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. Hospital admission

    Made Nov 11, 2024, sent to the company Nov 15, 2024, published by CPSC Dec 2, 2024

    The product, in the report: Speks 2.5mm rare earth magnets.

    On the evening of September 30, 2024 7 year old son accidentally ingested 11 magnetic Speks. Speks had been used as fidget toy of sorts, child put a string of 11 in his mouth and by reflex ended up swallowing them and reported incident immediately to his parents. Parents called poison control and they directed parents to take child immediately to ER. Parents arrived at Nationwide Children’s ER within 30 minutes of incident, X-ray confirmed the magnets, GI surgery was called and an emergency endoscopy was performed around 12:00 am. Surgeons were able to locate and remove the magnets, however they had just left the stomach so had the surgery not occurred when it did (delay in part from ER not responding properly and contacting GI immediately, as per GI’s request for any magnet or battery swallowing incidents) a multi day hospital stay would have been required.

    Model
    Matte Speks Magnet Balls
    Bought from
    Museum of Illusions Charlotte, North Carolina
    Bought
    Jul 13, 2024
    Where
    Upper Arlington, Ohio: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 7, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Speks, made or sold by Retrospective Goods LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission
  2. Hospital admission

    Made Sep 29, 2024, sent to the company Oct 2, 2024, published by CPSC Oct 24, 2024

    The product, in the report: Speks rare earth magnets

    My ten year old son accidentally swallowed two Speks rare earth magnets. He has been in the hospital under observation waiting for the magnets to pass.

    Where
    Metairie, Louisiana: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 10, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Speks, made or sold by Retrospective Goods LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission
  3. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Dec 16, 2023, sent to the company Dec 21, 2023, published by CPSC Jan 8, 2024

    The product, in the report: I thought we learned our lesson about small strong magnet toys

    Do we all agree yet smol magnet toys are deadly? I did not buy this product https://fb.watch/oY-1w8IlM4/?mibextid=Nif5oz is thr [REDACTED] page, heavy ads. Available in several delicious looking colors. https://www.facebook.com/getspeks?mibextid=JRoKGi

    Model
    many colors & styles of deadly pill sized magnets
    UPC
    For [REDACTED] &
    Serial number
    The first free-form field
    Where
    Portland, Oregon: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 44, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Speks, made or sold by Retrospective Goods LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
  4. No one hurt

    Made Nov 8, 2023, sent to the company Dec 8, 2023, published by CPSC Jan 10, 2024

    The product, in the report: “Speks” or micro magnetic balls that can detach and combine to make different shapes.

    This product has been similarly marketed and has led to serious injuries to children, this company is attempting to market the product to adults in order to skirt the line of legality, however the products are very much enticing to children and will lead to significant life-threatening injuries.

    Where
    Garland, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Speks, made or sold by Retrospective Goods LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  5. Hospital admission

    Made Nov 12, 2021, sent to the company Nov 16, 2021, published by CPSC Dec 8, 2021

    The product, in the report: Speks 2.5 mm magnet balls. Advertised as desk toy

    A 9 y/o patient presented after ingesting two Speks 2.5 mm magnets

    Where
    Galloway, Ohio: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 9, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Speks, made or sold by Retrospective Goods LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission
  6. Hospital admission

    Made Aug 22, 2021, sent to the company Aug 25, 2021, published by CPSC Sep 16, 2021

    The product, in the report: rare-earth magnetic toy

    A 10-year-old girl swallowed a chain of Speks brand rare-earth magnets on August 17, 2021, after her mother told her not to do so. She was evaluated in a local urgent care clinic, where an abdominal radiograph revealed a chain of radio-opacities, consistent with 2.6-mm-diameter magnets. She was transferred to a regional children’s hospital, were she was admitted for unsuccessful endoscopic retrieval; she then had serial radiographs obtained to track the magnets, which appeared to move through the gastrointestinal track. She was discharged on August 18, 2021. She continued to have intermittent abdominal pain, and was re-evaluated on August 22, 2021, when an abdominal CT scan revealed the chain of magnets, now in the cecum. She was again admitted for gastrointestinal cleanout and likely colonoscopy.

    Model
    unknown
    UPC
    unknown
    Serial number
    unknown
    Where
    United States: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 10, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Speks, made or sold by Retrospective Goods LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission
  7. Hospital admission

    Made Jul 13, 2021, sent to the company Jul 16, 2021, published by CPSC Jul 30, 2021

    The product, in the report: SPEKS Magnet

    My 7 year old son inadvertently swallowed two Spek Magnets. He required being transferred via emergency air medical transport to a tertiary medical center. He was hospitalized for 8 days, had two surgeries to remove the magnets.

    Model
    unknown
    UPC
    unknown
    Serial number
    unknown
    Bought from
    The Cellar
    Bought
    Dec 20, 2020, about then
    Where
    Sitka, Alaska: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 7, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand SPEKS Magnet balls, made or sold by Retrospective Goods LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission
  8. Hospital admission

    Made Jul 6, 2021, sent to the company Jul 8, 2021, published by CPSC Jul 22, 2021

    The product, in the report: Earth magnets

    My 7 year old granddaughter swallowed earth magnets and ended up loosing her appendix and in researching, I find these magnets have caused serious surgeries with some kids on colostomy bags and even death. [REDACTED] did an article Dec 2019 but it doesn’t appear to have gotten these banned. Only serious warnings. These earth magnets toys that are on the market aren’t necessary and should not be sold due to the dangers.

    Model
    Spectrum 512 Speks
    UPC
    Unknown
    Serial number
    Unknown
    Where
    Reston, Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 7, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Other Relative
    As this report names them
    Brand Speks, made or sold by Retrospective Goods LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission
  9. Emergency room

    Made Jun 1, 2021, sent to the company Jun 4, 2021, published by CPSC Jun 21, 2021

    The product, in the report: Speks 2.5mm magnet balls

    Child swallowed magnetic balls, going to the ER now.

    Model
    Speks 2.5mm magnet balls
    UPC
    N/A
    Serial number
    N/A
    Where
    Parkville, Maryland: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 12, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Speks, made or sold by Retrospective Goods LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  10. Hospital admission

    Made Mar 9, 2021, sent to the company Mar 18, 2021, published by CPSC Apr 1, 2021

    The product, in the report: speks 2.5mm magnet balls

    My 5 year old son was given speks magnets by another child. He swallowed 6 of them and had to have one scope procedure to remove 4 from his stomach and one surgery to have the other 2 of them and his appendix removed.

    Model
    2.5mm magnet balls
    Where
    Morganton, North Carolina: Other
    Who was involved
    Age 5, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Speks, made or sold by Retrospective Goods LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission
  11. Hospital admission

    Made Jul 10, 2020, sent to the company Jul 20, 2020, published by CPSC Aug 3, 2020

    The product, in the report: Speks Original Nickel Set of 512 Magnetic Balls (2.5 mm)

    Patient is a 3 year old male who was playing at his cousins house. Patient ingested the following product: Speks Original Nickel Set of 512 (2.5mm) Magnetic Balls without parent having any knowledge of this. Patient incidentally found to have the foreign body on screening chest x-ray performed by another health care provider. This was done 5 days after ingestion occurred. Patient admitted to hospital for observation and may require surgical intervention for removal of the magnetic toy from his small intestine.

    Model
    Speks512
    Where
    Colorado Springs, Colorado: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 3, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Speks, made or sold by Retrospective Goods LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission
  12. Hospital admission

    Made Oct 14, 2019, sent to the company Oct 24, 2019, published by CPSC Nov 14, 2019

    The product, in the report: Spek Magnetic Ball 2.5mm magnetic balls

    My five year old accidentally swallowed two Spek magnets (after pretending they were braces by putting one on the front of his tooth and one on the back). I have always know that swallowing magnets was a big problem and always told him to keep them away from his mouth but you know how that goes. As soon as he swallowed them he got upset and told me. We took him to our local hospital and they transferred him to [REDACTED] where he spent the next six days as they tried to get the magnets out. 1st naturally which failed. 2nd via colonoscopy which failed. They then determined the magnets made their way into his appendix. Day five they decided they would need to remove his appendix. Day six his appendix was removed with the magnets. I do understand these magnets are meant for adult, however, they are a toy and are very attractive to children. The strength of this magnets make them even enticing and not just to little kids. I have read cases of teenagers using them as tongue rings and swallowing them. I am not saying they should be off the market but the strength that they can hold through things like a tongue are a problem. We now make sure button batteries are not able to be take out of toys by children but we still allow these magnets to be accessible to children and the damage they can do is crazy and it is happening way to often. My son is not a crazy kid. He is very smart. He is the third child and sees his brother with braces and is trying to imitate. He is five so I do not have an eye on him 24/7 and I did tell him not to but them In his mouth. The company that makes them has been in trouble before. I think we need to find a way before more kids are injured.

    Bought from
    Learning Express, Pennsylvania
    Bought
    Sep 14, 2019
    Where
    Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 5, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Speks, made or sold by Retrospective Goods LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission
  13. Hospital admission

    Made Dec 7, 2018, sent to the company Dec 18, 2018, published by CPSC Feb 12, 2019

    The product, in the report: Speks: The Original Magnetic Ball Desk Toy. 512 High-Powered Magnets (2.5mm) for Unlimited Building, Fidget and Fun. Company described it on Amazon: SPEKS BUILDING MAGNETS: Each set of Speks comes packed with 512 rare earth magnets. The smaller size means endless possibilities for building and stress-relieving fun! UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVE SIDE: Take your pick from a range of fun colors and build, mold, sculpt, and engineer limitless shapes and structures. Then mash ‘em up and start all over again! RELIEVE STRESS AND HAVE FUN: Bring a dose of zen wherever the day takes you, whether the boardroom to the dorm room, or somewhere in between. Mash and smash your stress away! SO MUCH FUN IN 1 LITTLE PACK: Each pack of Speks comes with 512 rare earth magnetic balls (2.5mm diameter), a metal building base, a plastic splitter card, an exclusive 16-page starter guide, and a carrying case. SAFETY: AGES 14+ Keep away from all children. Magnet flux index less than 30.

    The product was ingested by a child who had small bowel transplant. she swallowed 26 very small spherical magnets which usually used by children to make different shapes. They were stuck in the transplanted bowel and the patient had a risk of losing this bowel. Needed 2 sessions of endoscopy to be able to remove those magnet from the transplanted bowel. As they are very small they were embedded in the gastrointestinal tract Mucosa and each 4-5 of them were grouping with each other. then every group was attracted to the other group through the GI mucosa.

    Where
    BELLEVUE, Nebraska: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Speks: The Original Magnetic Ball Desk Toy., made or sold by Retrospective Goods LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission

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Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

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  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 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.

Source:

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