Magnets: CPSC recalls in this category

11 CPSC recalls are in the product category Magnets. That is 0.1% of the 10,027 CPSC recalls on the register. The notices give about 2,922,099 units for these recalls. The median recall has 40,000 units.

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CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on 1 Oct 2026. The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026.

Newest recalls

The newest 11 of 11.

Newest CPSC recalls in the category Magnets
Date	Recall	Firm	Hazard	Units	CPSC number
6 Mar 2014	Design Ideas Recalls Magnets Due to Risk of Ingestion	Design Ideas	Poisoning	21,700	14126
7 Jun 2013	Adobe Recalls High-Powered Magnets Distributed with Promotional Materials Package (Recall Alert)	Adobe		500	13736
15 Apr 2013	Toys R Us Recalls High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazards	Maxfield & Oberton	Poisoning	60	13732
15 Apr 2013	Overstock.com Recalls High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazards	Maxfield & Oberton	Poisoning	539	13731
27 May 2010	Buckyballs High Powered Magnets Sets Recalled by Maxfield and Oberton Due to Violation of Federal Toy Standard	Maxfield and Oberton	Violation of standard	175,000	10251
24 Jul 2008	Pacific Science Supplies Recalls Magnets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard	Pacific Science Supplies	Lead or chemical, Violation of standard	40,000	08345
24 Jul 2008	Horseshoe Magnets Recalled by Dowling Magnets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard		Lead or chemical, Violation of standard	91,500	08344
22 May 2008	American Scientific Recalls Magnets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard	American Scientific	Lead or chemical, Violation of standard	87,000	08284
22 May 2008	United Scientific Recalls Magnets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard	United Scientific	Lead or chemical, Violation of standard	2,350,000	08279
21 Dec 2007	Super Magnet Toys Recalled by MTC Due to Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards	Man's Trading		2,800	08149
12 Dec 2007	Horseshoe Magnets Recalled by United Scientific Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard	United Scientific	Lead or chemical, Violation of standard	153,000	08128

Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Hazards

Magnets: recalls that name each hazard
Hazard		Recalls
Violation of standard		6
Lead or chemical		5
Poisoning		3
Other		2

Firms

Firms with a page, in the order of the number of recalls.

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls in the category Magnets, by the year of the recall date. The largest year is 2008, with 4 recalls.

Units in these recalls: 2,922,099
Median units of one recall: 40,000All CPSC recalls: 8,800
Share of all CPSC recalls on the register: 0.1%

Official channels

CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. Magnets: CPSC recalls in this category. https://recallregister.com/category/magnets/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: US government work, public domain
Data retrieved: 29 Sep 2026

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Questions

Which hazards do the recalls in the category Magnets have?: Violation of standard: 6 recalls. Lead or chemical: 5 recalls. Poisoning: 3 recalls.
What is the newest CPSC recall in the category Magnets?: CPSC recall 14126, with the recall date 6 Mar 2014. The CPSC title is: Design Ideas Recalls Magnets Due to Risk of Ingestion
Which firms have a page and a recall in the category Magnets?: 2 firms on this page. The list is in the order of the number of recalls and starts with Maxfield & Oberton, with 2.
Where does the category Magnets come from?: Magnets is a product type of CPSC. This site uses the type of the first product of a recall. Most records before 2010 have no product type.