The Consumer Product Safety Commission has banned the sale of high-powered magnetic building toys (over 50 flux) after 8 children required surgery in 2025 for swallowing magnets that attracted through intestinal walls.
Banned Products
- All magnetic building toys with individual magnets over 50 flux index
- Includes: BuckyBalls, Speks, Neoballs, and similar products
- Effective immediately: retailers must pull from shelves
- Amazon, Target, Walmart compliance within 30 days
The magnets are dangerous when multiple pieces are swallowed because they attract through intestinal walls, causing perforations, fistulas, and potentially fatal blockages that require emergency surgery.
